Rabsca #163
Pokemon Paldean Fates · #163 · Jan 2024
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.00
Expected Value
$-9.05
Net Profit
$-7.39
Gem Rate
59.0%
ROI
-43%
Sales / Yr
339
Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.39 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
$2.00
BGS 10
$43.00
PSA 10
$32.90
SGC 10
$20.00
CGC 10
$9.61
BGS 9.5
$7.00
9
$6.60
59.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 41 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (41 total graded)
41Total
PSA 102458.5%
PSA 91536.6%
PSA 824.9%