Kricketune V #6

Pokemon Battle Styles · #006 · Base · Mar 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.76

Expected Value

$-6.94

Net Profit

$-7.76

Gem Rate

36.5%

ROI

-49%

Sales / Yr

331

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.76 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

$0.76

BGS 10

$38.00

PSA 10

$29.10

SGC 10

$17.00

BGS 9.5

$15.50

$10.94

CGC 10

$8.00

$5.50

$3.25

36.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

52Total

PSA 101936.5%

PSA 92344.2%

PSA 81019.2%