Tinkatuff #166

Pokemon Paldean Fates · #166 · Jan 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.56

Expected Value

$-10.07

Net Profit

$-9.81

Gem Rate

70.0%

ROI

-50%

Sales / Yr

365

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.81 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

$4.56

BGS 10

$51.00

PSA 10

$38.88

BGS 9.5

$27.00

SGC 10

$23.00

CGC 10

$9.75

$9.56

70.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

89Total

PSA 106269.7%

PSA 92325.8%

PSA 844.5%