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Pikachu #SM183

Pikachu #SM183

Pokemon Promo · #SM183 · Nov 2016

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Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$49.25
Net Profit
$162.50
Gem Rate
16.0%
ROI
+542%
Sales / Yr
304

The gem rate is only 16% — 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
$15.00
BGS 10
$1,658.00
PSA 10
$1,275.00
SGC 10
$765.00
CGC 10
$192.50
9
$89.35
BGS 9.5
$37.00
8
$35.00
7
$17.48
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16.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
51 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (989 total graded)

989Total
PSA 1016316.5%
PSA 941842.3%
PSA 820620.8%
PSA 710410.5%
Below 7979.8%
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