Octillery #SWSH089

Pokemon Promo · #089 · Apr 2020

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$8.39

Expected Value

$-2.88

Net Profit

$-12.90

Gem Rate

33.8%

ROI

-55%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.90 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

$8.39

BGS 10

$130.00

PSA 10

$99.65

SGC 10

$60.00

$27.31

BGS 9.5

$27.00

CGC 10

$10.49

33.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+1 graded in 30 days

+1 in 90 days

68Total

PSA 102333.8%

PSA 94160.3%

PSA 834.4%

PSA 711.5%