SM - Burning Shadows
The Pikachu (#40/147, SM - Burning Shadows) is a common Pokemon card. Across 2 ZeroPop community scans it averages a 5.5/10 grade (EX), with 0% grading Gem Mint 9.5 or higher. Its current raw market value is about $1.
Real community scans of the Pikachu, graded across the scale, with the typical value at each tier.
A raw Pikachu sells for about $1. Community scans grading 8.5 are worth roughly $5, about 5.9× the raw price. Whether a submission pays off depends on the grade your copy would actually get.
Community average: 5.5 (EX) · based on 2 ZeroPop scans
A raw (ungraded) Pikachu from SM - Burning Shadows currently carries a market value of about $1. Graded copies sell for more. The value ladder on this page shows the estimated price at each grade.
Across 2 community scans on ZeroPop, the Pikachu averages a 5.5/10 overall grade. 0% reach Gem Mint (9.5+). Sub-grade averages: corners 6.0, edges 6.0, surface 5.3, centering 9.0.
The most frequently flagged condition issues on scanned Pikachu cards are Sharp (50% of scans), Light Whitening (Front) (50% of scans), Bent (50% of scans).
Whether the Pikachu is worth submitting depends on its raw value versus its graded value and your predicted grade. ZeroPop scans the card, predicts a PSA/BGS/CGC grade, and runs the break-even math before you pay submission fees.
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