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Pikachu #70

Pikachu #70

Pokemon Neo Genesis · #70 · Base · Dec 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.81
Expected Value
$16.92
Net Profit
$60.14
Gem Rate
15.7%
ROI
+304%
Sales / Yr
184

The gem rate is only 16% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$4.81
BGS 10
$363.00
PSA 10
$279.01
SGC 10
$167.00
CGC 10
$79.95
9
$47.59
BGS 9.5
$45.00
8
$20.50
7
$17.48
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15.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+21 graded in 30 days
+28 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,086 total graded)

1,086Total
PSA 1017015.7%
PSA 938035.0%
PSA 824222.3%
PSA 714513.4%
Below 714813.6%
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