Melmetal #189

Pokemon Fusion Strike · #189 · Base · Nov 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.25

Expected Value

$-8.13

Net Profit

$-3.51

Gem Rate

28.0%

ROI

-23%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.51 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

$0.25

BGS 10

$27.00

PSA 10

$20.99

SGC 10

$13.00

CGC 10

$11.74

BGS 9.5

$6.00

$5.90

$4.00

28.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 18 graded cards may be unreliable.

18Total

PSA 10527.8%

PSA 9950.0%

PSA 8422.2%