Ninetales #18

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #018 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.40

Expected Value

$-8.91

Net Profit

$-5.89

Gem Rate

14.0%

ROI

-38%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.89 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

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%

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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

$0.40

BGS 10

$41.00

PSA 10

$31.53

SGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$18.00

$16.24

CGC 10

$9.51

$4.75

$4.00

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14.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 28 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (28 total graded)

28Total

PSA 10414.3%

PSA 9414.3%

PSA 81139.3%

PSA 7725.0%

Below 727.1%