Radiant Steelix #50

Pokemon Japanese Dark Phantasma · #050 · Base · May 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.89

Expected Value

$-10.12

Net Profit

$-9.72

Gem Rate

88.0%

ROI

-49%

Sales / Yr

109

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.72 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

$4.89

BGS 10

$45.00

PSA 10

$34.49

SGC 10

$21.00

BGS 9.5

$18.42

CGC 10

$10.17

$7.04

$5.49

88.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

617Total

PSA 1054388.0%

PSA 96510.5%

PSA 881.3%

Below 710.2%