Primeape [Master Ball] #57

Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 · #057 · Jun 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$11.69

Expected Value

$-13.29

Net Profit

$-6.14

Gem Rate

87.9%

ROI

-23%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.14 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

$11.69

BGS 10

$59.00

PSA 10

$45.00

CGC 10

$20.55

$15.11

SGC 10

$10.50

87.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+7 graded in 30 days

+8 in 90 days

646Total

PSA 1056887.9%

PSA 9639.8%

PSA 881.2%

PSA 720.3%

Below 750.8%