Arcanine #3/SV-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #003 · Aug 1997

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.73

Expected Value

$-3.78

Net Profit

$-3.86

Gem Rate

95.0%

ROI

-22%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.86 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

$2.73

BGS 10

$48.00

PSA 10

$37.15

SGC 10

$22.00

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$14.88

CGC 10

$13.87

95.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

7 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

280Total

PSA 1026594.6%

PSA 9134.6%

Below 720.7%