Boss's Orders #19
Pokemon TCG Classic: Venusaur Deck · #019 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.41
Expected Value
$-9.26
Net Profit
$-8.41
Gem Rate
60.0%
ROI
-48%
Sales / Yr
22
Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.41 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$2.41
BGS 10
$20.00
PSA 10
$15.50
CGC 10
$9.00
SGC 10
$9.00
BGS 9.5
$9.00
9
$7.82
60.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 30 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (30 total graded)
30Total
PSA 101860.0%
PSA 91033.3%
PSA 813.3%
Below 713.3%