Pidgeot ex #164
Pokemon Obsidian Flames · #164 · Base · Aug 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.50
Expected Value
$-3.34
Net Profit
$-3.24
Gem Rate
26.5%
ROI
-20%
Sales / Yr
279
Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.24 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
$1.50
BGS 10
$35.00
PSA 10
$26.77
CGC 10
$13.26
9
$13.07
BGS 9.5
$12.00
SGC 10
$11.25
8
$9.70
7
$8.00
26.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (313 total graded)
313Total
PSA 108326.5%
PSA 914847.3%
PSA 85818.5%
PSA 7134.2%
Below 782.6%