Thundurus #244

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #244 · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.40

Expected Value

$-1.03

Net Profit

$-0.30

Gem Rate

85.0%

ROI

-2%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.30 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

$2.40

BGS 10

$42.00

PSA 10

$31.98

SGC 10

$19.00

CGC 10

$17.10

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$13.74

85.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

53Total

PSA 104584.9%

PSA 9713.2%

PSA 811.9%