Quaquaval #30

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #030 · Base · Mar 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.79

Expected Value

$-8.68

Net Profit

$-10.28

Gem Rate

89.0%

ROI

-61%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.28 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

$1.79

BGS 10

$36.00

PSA 10

$28.00

BGS 9.5

$25.00

$22.99

SGC 10

$17.00

CGC 10

$6.51

89.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

146Total

PSA 1013089.0%

PSA 91510.3%

PSA 810.7%