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Pikachu #42

Pikachu #42

Pokemon XY · #42 · Feb 2014

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.99
Expected Value
$16.25
Net Profit
$81.01
Gem Rate
8.6%
ROI
+450%
Sales / Yr
189

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$2.99
BGS 10
$121.00
CGC 10
$99.00
PSA 10
$92.94
9
$38.83
BGS 9.5
$35.00
8
$24.00
SGC 10
$15.50
7
$13.15
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8.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+25 graded in 30 days
+98 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,537 total graded)

1,537Total
PSA 101328.6%
PSA 965842.8%
PSA 847631.0%
PSA 717511.4%
Below 7926.0%
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