Vaporeon #189

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #189 · Base · Mar 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$19.51

Expected Value

$-5.27

Net Profit

$-6.03

Gem Rate

92.5%

ROI

-17%

Sales / Yr

488

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.03 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

$19.51

BGS 10

$75.75

PSA 10

$74.21

SGC 10

$45.00

$42.00

$37.80

CGC 10

$28.48

$20.97

92.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

9,743Total

PSA 109,01292.5%

PSA 95185.3%

PSA 81241.3%

PSA 7400.4%

Below 7490.5%