Clive #344

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #344 · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.00

Expected Value

$-6.72

Net Profit

$-6.32

Gem Rate

63.0%

ROI

-37%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.32 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

$2.00

BGS 10

$40.00

PSA 10

$30.58

SGC 10

$15.50

BGS 9.5

$11.00

CGC 10

$10.68

$10.04

63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

208Total

PSA 1013163.0%

PSA 97234.6%

PSA 852.4%