Pikachu #73

Pokemon Japanese Dark Phantasma · #073 · Base · May 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$30.46

Expected Value

$-3.22

Net Profit

$-1.60

Gem Rate

87.0%

ROI

-4%

Sales / Yr

1,091

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.60 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

$30.46

BGS 10

$99.99

PSA 10

$99.44

CGC 10

$43.86

$35.09

SGC 10

$22.00

$18.63

$15.00

87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

31,718Total

PSA 1027,60987.0%

PSA 93,0269.5%

PSA 86151.9%

PSA 72030.6%

Below 72650.8%