
Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #259
Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe · #259 · Ultra Rare · Dec 2022
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$81.50
Expected Value
$-8.43
Net Profit
$-6.50
Gem Rate
92.0%
ROI
-7%
Sales / Yr
518
Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.50 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — verify on PSA
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
$81.50
BGS 10
$189.75
PSA 10
$183.38
CGC 10
$90.00
SGC 10
$87.01
BGS 9.5
$72.87
9
$64.24
8
$59.99
92.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
544 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%
Grade Distribution (19,904 total graded)
19,904Total
PSA 1018,30992.0%
PSA 91,2316.2%
PSA 81931.0%
PSA 7740.4%
Below 7950.5%
