Whimsicott VSTAR #50

Pokemon Japanese Star Birth · #050 · Base · Jan 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.49

Expected Value

$-10.83

Net Profit

$-11.30

Gem Rate

89.6%

ROI

-69%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.30 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

$1.49

BGS 10

$28.00

PSA 10

$21.88

SGC 10

$13.00

BGS 9.5

$12.00

$11.00

CGC 10

$5.19

89.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

67Total

PSA 106089.6%

PSA 969.0%

PSA 811.5%