Lt. Surge's Deal #85

Pokemon Japanese Mega Brave · #085 · Aug 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.91

Expected Value

$-12.07

Net Profit

$-10.41

Gem Rate

50.0%

ROI

-58%

Sales / Yr

130

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.41 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

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%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$2.91

BGS 10

$34.00

PSA 10

$26.00

SGC 10

$16.00

CGC 10

$7.50

BGS 9.5

$5.00

$4.38

50.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

118Total

PSA 105950.0%

PSA 95143.2%

PSA 875.9%

PSA 710.8%