Alolan Vulpix #206/SM-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #206 · Aug 1997

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$25.60

Expected Value

$-5.70

Net Profit

$-10.60

Gem Rate

64.0%

ROI

-26%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.60 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

$25.60

BGS 10

$148.00

PSA 10

$113.99

SGC 10

$68.00

$56.50

CGC 10

$30.00

64.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

2 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 50.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 47 graded cards may be unreliable.

47Total

PSA 103063.8%

PSA 91021.3%

PSA 7510.6%

Below 724.3%