Butterfree [Master Ball] #12

Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 · #012 · Jun 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$16.31

Expected Value

$-14.22

Net Profit

$-12.31

Gem Rate

86.8%

ROI

-39%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.31 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

$16.31

BGS 10

$85.00

PSA 10

$53.30

SGC 10

$32.00

CGC 10

$19.00

$15.00

$13.38

86.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+14 graded in 30 days

+15 in 90 days

735Total

PSA 1063886.8%

PSA 9739.9%

PSA 8172.3%

PSA 730.4%

Below 740.5%