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Pikachu #259/XY-P

Pikachu #259/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #259 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$58.43
Expected Value
$216.12
Net Profit
$436.57
Gem Rate
41.0%
ROI
+595%
Sales / Yr
27

Only 27 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$58.43
BGS 10
$1,105.00
PSA 10
$850.00
CGC 10
$510.00
SGC 10
$510.00
9
$206.75
BGS 9.5
$28.00
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41.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
12 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 42.0%

Grade Distribution (267 total graded)

267Total
PSA 1010940.8%
PSA 98431.5%
PSA 8228.2%
PSA 7176.4%
Below 73513.1%
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