
Giovanni's Persian #53
Pokemon Japanese Challenge from the Darkness · #53 · Base · Jun 1999
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$24.64
Expected Value
$52.19
Net Profit
$127.86
Gem Rate
17.9%
ROI
+323%
Sales / Yr
410
The gem rate is only 18% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$24.64
BGS 10
$910.00
PSA 10
$700.00
SGC 10
$420.00
CGC 10
$167.50
9
$99.50
8
$62.51
7
$31.51
17.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (3,448 total graded)
3,448Total
PSA 1061617.9%
PSA 91,56745.4%
PSA 865218.9%
PSA 72437.0%
Below 736810.7%
