Wartortle #2
Pokemon Japanese Classic: Blastoise · #002 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$9.83
Expected Value
$-2.08
Net Profit
$-0.33
Gem Rate
51.8%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
340
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.33 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
$9.83
BGS 10
$66.00
PSA 10
$50.50
CGC 10
$24.50
9
$21.46
BGS 9.5
$21.00
SGC 10
$17.94
8
$16.50
7
$6.50
51.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+30 graded in 30 days
+151 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (2,505 total graded)
2,505Total
PSA 101,29851.8%
PSA 91,09043.5%
PSA 81014.0%
PSA 780.3%
Below 740.2%