Clefairy #53

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #053 · Base · Feb 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.79

Expected Value

$-12.32

Net Profit

$-4.29

Gem Rate

25.0%

ROI

-27%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.29 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

$0.79

BGS 10

$44.00

PSA 10

$33.96

SGC 10

$20.00

$12.10

CGC 10

$11.50

BGS 9.5

$11.00

25.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 4 graded cards may be unreliable.

4Total

PSA 10125.0%

PSA 8125.0%

Below 7250.0%