Morty's Ninetales #20

Pokemon Japanese VS · #020 · Jul 2001

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$49.87

Expected Value

$-3.30

Net Profit

$-8.87

Gem Rate

53.6%

ROI

-14%

Sales / Yr

145

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.87 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

$49.87

BGS 10

$141.00

PSA 10

$108.50

$79.99

SGC 10

$65.00

CGC 10

$56.00

$34.75

53.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

358Total

PSA 1019253.6%

PSA 911632.4%

PSA 8328.9%

PSA 7113.1%

Below 772.0%