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Raichu #83

Raichu #83

Pokemon Undaunted · #83 · Base · Aug 2010

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$72.88
Expected Value
$120.08
Net Profit
$911.12
Gem Rate
4.1%
ROI
+1037%
Sales / Yr
152

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$72.88
BGS 10
$10,602.00
PSA 10
$8,155.73
SGC 10
$4,893.00
CGC 10
$999.00
9
$324.88
8
$179.22
7
$52.22
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
4.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+18 graded in 30 days
+22 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (831 total graded)

831Total
PSA 10344.1%
PSA 920424.5%
PSA 830636.8%
PSA 715418.5%
Below 712615.2%
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