Skiploom #196

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #196 · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.72

Expected Value

$-10.63

Net Profit

$-10.47

Gem Rate

83.0%

ROI

-59%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.47 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

$2.72

BGS 10

$39.00

PSA 10

$29.88

BGS 9.5

$12.00

SGC 10

$10.99

CGC 10

$7.25

$7.06

$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.

36Total

PSA 103083.3%

PSA 9513.9%

Below 712.8%