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Ash's Pikachu #SM111

Ash's Pikachu #SM111

Pokemon Promo · #SM111 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$35.21
Expected Value
$23.10
Net Profit
$24.79
Gem Rate
13.0%
ROI
+49%
Sales / Yr
153

The gem rate is only 13% — 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
$35.21
BGS 10
$1,154.00
PSA 10
$887.32
SGC 10
$532.00
9
$126.85
CGC 10
$75.00
BGS 9.5
$55.00
8
$55.00
7
$39.99
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
12 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,088 total graded)

1,088Total
PSA 1014113.0%
PSA 945641.9%
PSA 832029.4%
PSA 71019.3%
Below 7686.3%
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