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Pikachu #200/SM-P

Pikachu #200/SM-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #200 · Apr 2018

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$114.54
Expected Value
$0.32
Net Profit
$-19.55
Gem Rate
56.0%
ROI
-15%
Sales / Yr
113

Even a PSA 10 would lose $19.55 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$114.54
BGS 10
$686.00
PSA 10
$527.47
SGC 10
$316.00
BGS 9.5
$184.00
9
$180.00
CGC 10
$109.99
8
$66.00
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0%100%
56.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
82 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 54.0%

Grade Distribution (1,673 total graded)

1,673Total
PSA 1093756.0%
PSA 952131.1%
PSA 8855.1%
PSA 7412.5%
Below 7885.3%
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