Jolteon #193

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #193 · Base · Mar 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$13.00

Expected Value

$-1.96

Net Profit

$-1.57

Gem Rate

92.4%

ROI

-6%

Sales / Yr

517

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.57 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

$13.00

PSA 10

$55.58

BGS 10

$46.00

CGC 10

$26.43

$24.00

$14.99

SGC 10

$13.53

$13.50

92.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

9,705Total

PSA 108,97192.4%

PSA 95325.5%

PSA 81201.2%

PSA 7490.5%

Below 7330.3%