Kyurem V #29

Pokemon Japanese Lost Abyss · #029 · Base · Jul 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.50

Expected Value

$-9.19

Net Profit

$-9.51

Gem Rate

69.0%

ROI

-58%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.51 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

$1.50

BGS 10

$41.00

PSA 10

$31.24

SGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$13.00

$9.00

CGC 10

$6.99

69.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 26 graded cards may be unreliable.

26Total

PSA 101869.2%

PSA 9726.9%

PSA 813.8%