Rotom V #37

Pokemon Japanese Lost Abyss · #037 · Base · Jul 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.65

Expected Value

$-5.60

Net Profit

$-5.61

Gem Rate

67.0%

ROI

-34%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.61 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

$1.65

BGS 10

$42.00

PSA 10

$32.00

SGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$13.15

CGC 10

$11.04

67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 30 graded cards may be unreliable.

30Total

PSA 102066.7%

PSA 9826.7%

PSA 713.3%

Below 713.3%