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Ash's Pikachu #SM113

Ash's Pikachu #SM113

Pokemon Promo · #SM113 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$39.28
Expected Value
$26.15
Net Profit
$345.72
Gem Rate
13.0%
ROI
+637%
Sales / Yr
176

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
$39.28
BGS 10
$1,243.00
PSA 10
$956.34
SGC 10
$574.00
CGC 10
$400.00
9
$105.00
BGS 9.5
$67.00
8
$59.73
7
$46.12
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
21 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,079 total graded)

1,079Total
PSA 1014313.3%
PSA 944241.0%
PSA 831529.2%
PSA 7968.9%
Below 7837.7%
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