Entei #15

Pokemon Japanese Bandit Ring · #015 · Base · Jun 2015

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.55

Expected Value

$-1.35

Net Profit

$-4.04

Gem Rate

84.6%

ROI

-19%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.04 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

$6.55

BGS 10

$105.00

PSA 10

$81.00

SGC 10

$49.00

BGS 9.5

$46.00

$41.38

CGC 10

$17.51

$9.50

84.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

65Total

PSA 105584.6%

PSA 9812.3%

PSA 823.1%