
Pikachu #25
Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #025 · Base · Jan 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$3.25
Expected Value
$-11.75
Net Profit
$-11.75
Gem Rate
67.0%
ROI
-64%
Sales / Yr
137
Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.75 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$3.25
BGS 10
$87.00
PSA 10
$66.91
SGC 10
$40.00
CGC 10
$6.50
9
$6.50
8
$1.09
67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 9 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (9 total graded)
9Total
PSA 10666.7%
PSA 9333.3%
