Cosmog #14

Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Collection · #014 · Base · Oct 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.45

Expected Value

$-9.72

Net Profit

$-10.07

Gem Rate

90.6%

ROI

-58%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.07 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

$2.45

BGS 10

$39.00

PSA 10

$30.00

SGC 10

$18.00

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$13.95

CGC 10

$7.38

90.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1,903Total

PSA 101,72590.6%

PSA 91347.0%

PSA 8281.5%

PSA 770.4%

Below 790.5%