Blue's Tactics #231
Pokemon Unified Minds · #231 · Base · Aug 2019
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$55.00
Expected Value
$-20.73
Net Profit
$-35.00
Gem Rate
44.4%
ROI
-50%
Sales / Yr
272
Even a PSA 10 would lose $35.00 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
$55.00
BGS 10
$275.00
PSA 10
$211.46
SGC 10
$127.00
9
$70.31
8
$36.00
7
$36.00
CGC 10
$35.00
44.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (1,471 total graded)
1,471Total
PSA 1065344.4%
PSA 957739.2%
PSA 817511.9%
PSA 7463.1%
Below 7151.0%