Electrode #11

Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #011 · Base · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.74

Expected Value

$-1.09

Net Profit

$-1.02

Gem Rate

84.0%

ROI

-5%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.02 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

$4.74

BGS 10

$62.00

PSA 10

$47.91

BGS 9.5

$20.00

CGC 10

$18.72

$18.01

SGC 10

$15.99

84.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

10 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 80.0%

552Total

PSA 1046283.7%

PSA 98715.8%

PSA 830.5%