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Pikachu #70

Pikachu #70

Pokemon Majestic Dawn · #70 · Base · May 2008

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.65
Expected Value
$22.09
Net Profit
$57.35
Gem Rate
29.5%
ROI
+325%
Sales / Yr
170

The gem rate is only 29% — 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
$2.65
BGS 10
$103.00
PSA 10
$79.27
CGC 10
$75.00
SGC 10
$48.00
9
$34.58
BGS 9.5
$27.96
8
$19.75
7
$16.00
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29.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+1 graded in 30 days
+10 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (224 total graded)

224Total
PSA 106629.5%
PSA 98437.5%
PSA 84218.8%
PSA 7104.5%
Below 7208.9%
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