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Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Promo · #013 · Base · Dec 2021

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.00

Expected Value

$-9.43

Net Profit

$-9.50

Gem Rate

91.7%

ROI

-45%

Sales / Yr

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.

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

$6.00

BGS 10

$60.00

PSA 10

$45.77

SGC 10

$27.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$14.75

CGC 10

$11.50

91.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

2,568Total

PSA 102,35491.7%

PSA 91566.1%

PSA 8391.5%

PSA 760.2%

Below 7130.5%