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Pikachu #XY95

Pikachu #XY95

Pokemon Promo · #XY95 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$89.50
Expected Value
$123.47
Net Profit
$560.50
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+536%
Sales / Yr
187

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$89.50
BGS 10
$1,441.00
PSA 10
$1,108.32
CGC 10
$665.00
SGC 10
$665.00
BGS 9.5
$502.00
9
$399.99
8
$285.00
7
$195.58
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
60 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,024 total graded)

1,024Total
PSA 10313.0%
PSA 912412.1%
PSA 831330.6%
PSA 722121.6%
Below 733132.3%
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