Altaria #74

Pokemon Japanese Incandescent Arcana · #074 · Base · Sep 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$9.05

Expected Value

$-3.24

Net Profit

$-3.05

Gem Rate

86.3%

ROI

-13%

Sales / Yr

277

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.05 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

$9.05

BGS 10

$40.94

PSA 10

$37.53

SGC 10

$23.00

$21.10

CGC 10

$21.00

$10.50

86.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

26,011Total

PSA 1022,44286.3%

PSA 93,10711.9%

PSA 82721.0%

PSA 7920.4%

Below 7980.4%