Piplup #52
Pokemon Japanese Dream League · #052 · Base · Aug 2019
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$71.00
Expected Value
$-10.81
Net Profit
$-9.50
Gem Rate
85.6%
ROI
-11%
Sales / Yr
324
Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.50 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$71.00
BGS 10
$188.85
PSA 10
$181.30
SGC 10
$109.00
CGC 10
$76.50
9
$72.63
8
$27.39
85.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+199 graded in 30 days
+480 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (10,573 total graded)
10,573Total
PSA 109,04885.6%
PSA 91,20511.4%
PSA 81701.6%
PSA 7690.7%
Below 7810.8%