Slowpoke #82

Pokemon Japanese Violet Ex · #082 · Jan 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$11.09

Expected Value

$-0.64

Net Profit

$-0.09

Gem Rate

89.1%

ROI

-0%

Sales / Yr

759

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.09 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

$11.09

PSA 10

$51.00

BGS 10

$48.56

CGC 10

$26.00

$22.77

$14.75

SGC 10

$9.00

$8.51

89.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

6,543Total

PSA 105,83189.1%

PSA 95798.8%

PSA 8891.4%

PSA 7160.2%

Below 7280.4%