Skiploom #196
Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #196 · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.36
Expected Value
$-7.38
Net Profit
$-6.61
Gem Rate
83.0%
ROI
-38%
Sales / Yr
72
Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.61 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
$2.36
BGS 10
$39.00
PSA 10
$29.88
BGS 9.5
$12.00
SGC 10
$10.99
CGC 10
$10.75
9
$7.06
8
$0.99
83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 36 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (36 total graded)
36Total
PSA 103083.3%
PSA 9513.9%
Below 712.8%