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Pikachu #70

Pikachu #70

Pokemon Majestic Dawn · #70 · Base · May 2008

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.51
Expected Value
$22.13
Net Profit
$56.49
Gem Rate
28.9%
ROI
+305%
Sales / Yr
163

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
$3.51
BGS 10
$103.00
PSA 10
$79.27
CGC 10
$75.00
SGC 10
$48.00
9
$40.00
BGS 9.5
$27.96
8
$16.31
7
$13.00
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28.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+14 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (228 total graded)

228Total
PSA 106628.9%
PSA 98537.3%
PSA 84318.9%
PSA 7104.4%
Below 7229.6%
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