Boss's Orders #250

Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe · #250 · Base · Dec 2022

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.74

Expected Value

$-9.62

Net Profit

$-9.48

Gem Rate

69.0%

ROI

-51%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.48 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

$3.74

PSA 10

$40.00

BGS 10

$33.50

BGS 9.5

$14.79

SGC 10

$9.50

CGC 10

$9.26

$9.15

69.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 33.0%

535Total

PSA 1036868.8%

PSA 915729.3%

PSA 891.7%

Below 710.2%