Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR #SWSH298
Pokemon Promo · #298 · Jul 1999
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.58
Expected Value
$-1.85
Net Profit
$8.42
Gem Rate
42.0%
ROI
+51%
Sales / Yr
275
Negative expected value ($-1.85) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $8.42 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$1.58
BGS 10
$43.00
PSA 10
$33.00
CGC 10
$25.00
SGC 10
$20.00
BGS 9.5
$12.00
9
$8.41
8
$7.32
42.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 60.0%
Grade Distribution (227 total graded)
227Total
PSA 109642.3%
PSA 97934.8%
PSA 83615.9%
PSA 741.8%
Below 7104.4%