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Pikachu EX #XY124

Pikachu EX #XY124

Pokemon Promo · #XY124 · Feb 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$230.73
Expected Value
$273.86
Net Profit
$6,214.27
Gem Rate
1.0%
ROI
+2529%
Sales / Yr
675

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$230.73
BGS 10
$10,498.00
PSA 10
$8,075.00
CGC 10
$6,460.00
SGC 10
$4,845.00
9
$1,596.65
BGS 9.5
$1,466.00
8
$705.10
7
$374.37
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0%100%
1.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
317 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (6,707 total graded)

6,707Total
PSA 10590.9%
PSA 95968.9%
PSA 81,53822.9%
PSA 71,90428.4%
Below 72,57738.4%