Hisuian Basculin #SWSH273

Pokemon Promo · #273 · Jul 1999

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.97

Expected Value

$-11.72

Net Profit

$-15.00

Gem Rate

13.0%

ROI

-88%

Sales / Yr

122

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

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

$1.97

BGS 9.5

$10.00

$9.00

$1.78

13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 38 graded cards may be unreliable.

38Total

PSA 10513.2%

PSA 91847.4%

PSA 8923.7%

PSA 7410.5%

Below 725.3%