Oricorio ex #18
Pokemon Phantasmal Flames · #018 · Base · Nov 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.30
Expected Value
$-7.02
Net Profit
$-9.80
Gem Rate
43.0%
ROI
-60%
Sales / Yr
199
Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.80 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
$1.30
BGS 10
$47.00
PSA 10
$35.92
SGC 10
$22.00
9
$14.00
BGS 9.5
$11.00
CGC 10
$6.50
8
$6.50
7
$5.00
43.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
15 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 47.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 21 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (21 total graded)
21Total
PSA 10942.9%
PSA 9838.1%
PSA 8314.3%
PSA 714.8%