Arceus VSTAR #184
Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #184 · Secret · Feb 2022
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$16.20
Expected Value
$-3.22
Net Profit
$-0.18
Gem Rate
59.0%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
545
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.18 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$16.20
BGS 10
$97.00
PSA 10
$74.50
SGC 10
$42.36
CGC 10
$31.02
BGS 9.5
$30.98
9
$25.00
8
$20.27
7
$18.90
59.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
38 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 34.0%
Grade Distribution (3,362 total graded)
3,362Total
PSA 101,97458.7%
PSA 91,04831.2%
PSA 82507.4%
PSA 7381.1%
Below 7501.5%