Kirlia #259

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #259 · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.71

Expected Value

$-1.02

Net Profit

$-0.21

Gem Rate

92.0%

ROI

-1%

Sales / Yr

137

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.21 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

$3.71

BGS 10

$58.00

PSA 10

$44.90

SGC 10

$27.00

CGC 10

$18.50

BGS 9.5

$11.76

$9.01

92.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

150Total

PSA 1013892.0%

PSA 9117.3%

Below 710.7%