Carbink #242
Pokemon Ascended Heroes · #242 · Illustration Rare · Jan 2026
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$5.55
Expected Value
$-5.01
Net Profit
$-5.05
Gem Rate
63.4%
ROI
-25%
Sales / Yr
251
Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.05 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
$5.55
BGS 10
$82.00
PSA 10
$77.00
SGC 10
$46.00
BGS 9.5
$20.00
9
$16.78
CGC 10
$15.50
8
$7.51
63.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (246 total graded)
246Total
PSA 1015663.4%
PSA 98032.5%
PSA 841.6%
PSA 752.0%
Below 710.4%
