Chili & Cilan & Cress #258
Pokemon Fusion Strike · #258 · Base · Nov 2021
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.30
Expected Value
$-3.08
Net Profit
$1.89
Gem Rate
40.0%
ROI
+11%
Sales / Yr
304
Negative expected value ($-3.08) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $1.89 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
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
$2.30
BGS 10
$53.00
PSA 10
$40.79
SGC 10
$24.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
CGC 10
$19.19
9
$13.04
8
$8.75
7
$4.19
40.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 33.0%
Grade Distribution (324 total graded)
324Total
PSA 1013040.1%
PSA 912638.9%
PSA 84513.9%
PSA 7134.0%
Below 720.6%