Ash's Pikachu #SM111

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$40.85

Expected Value

$-5.64

Net Profit

$19.15

Gem Rate

13.0%

ROI

+34%

Sales / Yr

194

Negative expected value ($-5.64) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 13% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $19.15 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$40.85

BGS 10

$709.00

PSA 10

$545.33

SGC 10

$327.00

$86.15

CGC 10

$75.00

BGS 9.5

$55.00

$35.00

$28.00

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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%