Houndstone #73
Pokemon Japanese Mega Symphonia · #073 · Aug 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.69
Expected Value
$-4.15
Net Profit
$-3.61
Gem Rate
90.6%
ROI
-20%
Sales / Yr
494
Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.61 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$2.69
BGS 10
$36.00
PSA 10
$27.88
SGC 10
$17.00
CGC 10
$14.08
BGS 9.5
$13.00
9
$10.16
90.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥+1,636 graded in 30 days
+4,258 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (6,345 total graded)
6,345Total
PSA 105,74690.6%
PSA 94577.2%
PSA 8801.3%
PSA 7310.5%
Below 7310.5%