Groudon #6

Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Collection · #006 · Base · Oct 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.16

Expected Value

$-2.60

Net Profit

$-2.16

Gem Rate

89.4%

ROI

-13%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.16 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

$2.16

BGS 10

$55.00

PSA 10

$42.00

SGC 10

$25.00

CGC 10

$15.00

BGS 9.5

$13.00

$12.00

$10.50

89.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

397Total

PSA 1035589.4%

PSA 9338.3%

PSA 851.3%

Below 741.0%