Doduo #307

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #307 · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.51

Expected Value

$-0.74

Net Profit

$-0.38

Gem Rate

79.0%

ROI

-2%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.38 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

$2.51

BGS 10

$28.00

PSA 10

$21.33

BGS 9.5

$18.00

CGC 10

$17.13

$16.00

$14.50

SGC 10

$9.99

79.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 39 graded cards may be unreliable.

39Total

PSA 103179.5%

PSA 9512.8%

PSA 837.7%