Pikachu #40

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #40 · Base · Aug 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.82

Expected Value

$13.23

Net Profit

$39.18

Gem Rate

28.0%

ROI

+233%

Sales / Yr

225

The gem rate is only 28% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$1.82

BGS 10

$91.00

PSA 10

$70.00

CGC 10

$56.00

SGC 10

$42.00

BGS 9.5

$23.00

$22.00

$15.50

$15.00

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28.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (699 total graded)

699Total

PSA 1019628.0%

PSA 936752.5%

PSA 810014.3%

PSA 7263.7%

Below 7101.4%