Eiscue ex #42

Pokemon Obsidian Flames · #042 · Base · Aug 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.50

Expected Value

$-6.57

Net Profit

$-6.00

Gem Rate

45.0%

ROI

-36%

Sales / Yr

259

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.00 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

$1.50

BGS 10

$38.00

PSA 10

$28.99

SGC 10

$17.00

BGS 9.5

$11.00

CGC 10

$10.50

$10.00

$9.50

$4.69

45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

ⓘ Per-grade breakdown not available — EV is estimated using the gem rate and typical grade distributions.