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Pikachu #SM81

Pikachu #SM81

Pokemon Promo · #SM81 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$24.47
Expected Value
$178.05
Net Profit
$2,960.53
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+7501%
Sales / Yr
173

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
$24.47
BGS 10
$6,500.00
PSA 10
$4,999.99
CGC 10
$3,000.00
SGC 10
$3,000.00
9
$298.50
8
$67.12
BGS 9.5
$40.00
7
$28.00
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
10 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,161 total graded)

1,161Total
PSA 10393.4%
PSA 936431.4%
PSA 849943.0%
PSA 716514.2%
Below 7917.8%
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