Empoleon V #40
Pokemon Battle Styles · #040 · Base · Mar 2021
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.78
Expected Value
$-5.82
Net Profit
$-8.03
Gem Rate
42.5%
ROI
-48%
Sales / Yr
335
Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.03 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
$1.78
BGS 10
$37.00
PSA 10
$28.23
9
$14.61
BGS 9.5
$13.00
CGC 10
$8.75
SGC 10
$7.83
8
$6.50
42.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+3 graded in 30 days
+4 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (134 total graded)
134Total
PSA 105742.5%
PSA 96246.3%
PSA 886.0%
PSA 743.0%
Below 732.2%