Mewtwo V-Union #SWSH159

Pokemon Promo · #159 · Jul 1999

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$11.25

Expected Value

$-5.02

Net Profit

$-11.25

Gem Rate

65.5%

ROI

-43%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.25 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

$11.25

BGS 10

$113.00

PSA 10

$86.97

BGS 9.5

$85.00

SGC 10

$73.56

$38.00

$33.37

CGC 10

$15.00

65.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

435Total

PSA 1028565.5%

PSA 99521.8%

PSA 8337.6%

PSA 7122.8%

Below 7102.3%