Smoliv #23

Pokemon Promo · #023 · Jul 1999

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.94

Expected Value

$-9.05

Net Profit

$-4.94

Gem Rate

32.0%

ROI

-31%

Sales / Yr

222

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.94 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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

$0.94

CGC 10

$11.00

BGS 9.5

$6.00

$5.00

32.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

19Total

PSA 10631.6%

PSA 9736.8%

PSA 8421.1%

PSA 7210.5%