Entei #15

Pokemon Japanese Bandit Ring · #015 · Jun 2015

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$12.49

Expected Value

$-7.44

Net Profit

$-9.98

Gem Rate

76.6%

ROI

-36%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.98 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

$12.49

BGS 10

$220.00

PSA 10

$169.40

SGC 10

$102.00

BGS 9.5

$46.00

$34.00

CGC 10

$17.51

$9.50

76.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

478Total

PSA 1036676.6%

PSA 98517.8%

PSA 8173.6%

PSA 740.8%

Below 761.3%