Bruno's Steelix #84

Pokemon Japanese VS · #084 · Jul 2001

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$240.00

Expected Value

$35.20

Net Profit

$-85.75

Gem Rate

34.1%

ROI

-34%

Sales / Yr

189

Even a PSA 10 would lose $85.75 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

$240.00

BGS 10

$1,951.00

PSA 10

$1,501.00

SGC 10

$901.00

$405.33

$302.00

$250.00

CGC 10

$169.25

34.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

777Total

PSA 1026534.1%

PSA 930339.0%

PSA 811614.9%

PSA 7476.0%

Below 7445.7%