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Raichu #36

Raichu #36

Pokemon Evolutions · #36 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.81
Expected Value
$2.12
Net Profit
$40.19
Gem Rate
0.0%
ROI
+214%
Sales / Yr
220

The gem rate is only 0% — 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
$3.81
BGS 10
$96.00
PSA 10
$74.02
CGC 10
$59.00
SGC 10
$44.00
9
$25.70
BGS 9.5
$25.00
8
$16.50
7
$8.57
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0%100%
0.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
27 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (4,271 total graded)

4,271Total
PSA 10190.4%
PSA 92,48358.1%
PSA 81,38932.5%
PSA 72315.4%
Below 71162.7%
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