Blaine's Mankey [1st Edition] #63

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #63 · Oct 2000

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.38

Expected Value

$1.73

Net Profit

$-0.70

Gem Rate

35.5%

ROI

-4%

Sales / Yr

124

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.70 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

$140.00

PSA 10

$107.71

SGC 10

$65.00

$24.99

CGC 10

$17.68

$13.00

$0.72

35.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

462Total

PSA 1016435.5%

PSA 922749.1%

PSA 85211.3%

PSA 781.7%

Below 7112.4%