Black Belt's Training #220

Pokemon Japanese Mega Dream EX · #220 · Nov 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.38

Expected Value

$-8.05

Net Profit

$-10.35

Gem Rate

63.2%

ROI

-56%

Sales / Yr

170

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.35 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

$3.38

BGS 10

$73.00

PSA 10

$56.00

SGC 10

$34.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$14.28

CGC 10

$8.03

63.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

19Total

PSA 101263.2%

PSA 9736.8%