Quaquaval #88

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #088 · Mar 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.25

Expected Value

$-9.80

Net Profit

$-10.25

Gem Rate

90.0%

ROI

-56%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.25 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

$3.25

BGS 10

$35.00

PSA 10

$27.25

SGC 10

$16.00

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$13.50

CGC 10

$8.00

90.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

15 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

280Total

PSA 1025390.4%

PSA 9269.3%

Below 710.4%