Drapion VSTAR #119

Pokemon Japanese Lost Abyss · #119 · Hyper Rare · Jul 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.65

Expected Value

$-4.29

Net Profit

$-3.95

Gem Rate

96.0%

ROI

-20%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.95 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

$4.65

BGS 10

$42.00

PSA 10

$32.44

BGS 9.5

$21.00

SGC 10

$19.00

CGC 10

$15.70

$9.89

$7.99

96.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

55Total

PSA 105396.4%

PSA 911.8%

Below 711.8%