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Pikachu #40

Pikachu #40

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #40 · Base · Aug 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.99
Expected Value
$14.39
Net Profit
$37.01
Gem Rate
27.0%
ROI
+218%
Sales / Yr
197

The gem rate is only 27% — 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
$1.99
BGS 10
$117.00
PSA 10
$90.00
CGC 10
$54.00
SGC 10
$54.00
9
$28.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
8
$11.99
7
$10.00
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27.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (736 total graded)

736Total
PSA 1019927.0%
PSA 938051.6%
PSA 811615.8%
PSA 7304.1%
Below 7111.5%
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