Smoliv #23
Pokemon Promo · #023 · Jul 1999
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.53
Expected Value
$-9.57
Net Profit
$-5.53
Gem Rate
32.0%
ROI
-33%
Sales / Yr
368
Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.53 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$1.53
BGS 10
$237.00
PSA 10
$182.18
SGC 10
$109.00
CGC 10
$11.00
BGS 9.5
$6.00
9
$6.00
8
$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.
Grade Distribution (19 total graded)
19Total
PSA 10631.6%
PSA 9736.8%
PSA 8421.1%
PSA 7210.5%