Cherrim #SWSH088

Pokemon Promo · #088 · Apr 2020

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$19.99

Expected Value

$23.28

Net Profit

$-23.02

Gem Rate

24.5%

ROI

-66%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $23.02 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

$19.99

BGS 10

$283.00

PSA 10

$218.00

SGC 10

$131.00

$84.63

BGS 9.5

$51.00

CGC 10

$11.97

24.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

53Total

PSA 101324.5%

PSA 93362.3%

PSA 8611.3%

PSA 711.9%