Pikachu V-UNION #28

Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Collection · #028 · Base · Oct 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$29.96

Expected Value

$-7.79

Net Profit

$-4.96

Gem Rate

86.9%

ROI

-11%

Sales / Yr

138

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.96 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

$29.96

BGS 10

$92.00

PSA 10

$70.50

SGC 10

$42.00

CGC 10

$40.00

$18.00

$15.00

$8.00

86.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

6,422Total

PSA 105,57986.9%

PSA 94677.3%

PSA 81672.6%

PSA 7751.2%

Below 71342.1%