Eiscue ex #222

Pokemon Obsidian Flames · #222 · Special Illustration Rare · Aug 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.00

Expected Value

$-4.21

Net Profit

$-2.00

Gem Rate

33.0%

ROI

-10%

Sales / Yr

408

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.00 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

$6.00

BGS 10

$88.00

PSA 10

$67.45

SGC 10

$24.25

CGC 10

$19.00

$17.76

BGS 9.5

$17.00

$10.50

$7.39

33.0%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.