Empoleon ex #70
Pokemon Phantasmal Flames · #070 · Base · Nov 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.17
Expected Value
$-2.01
Net Profit
$-0.67
Gem Rate
30.0%
ROI
-4%
Sales / Yr
275
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.67 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
$1.17
BGS 10
$50.00
PSA 10
$38.13
SGC 10
$23.00
BGS 9.5
$17.00
CGC 10
$15.50
9
$14.00
8
$11.10
30.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
23 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 35.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 30 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (30 total graded)
30Total
PSA 10930.0%
PSA 91860.0%
PSA 8310.0%