Nest Ball #158

Pokemon Sun & Moon · #158 · Secret · Feb 2017

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$11.51

Expected Value

$-9.85

Net Profit

$-6.51

Gem Rate

32.7%

ROI

-25%

Sales / Yr

156

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.51 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

$11.51

BGS 10

$130.00

PSA 10

$100.00

SGC 10

$60.00

CGC 10

$20.00

$17.37

$10.00

$8.00

32.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

370Total

PSA 1012132.7%

PSA 917246.5%

PSA 85915.9%

PSA 7123.2%

Below 761.6%