Murkrow #181

Pokemon Paldean Fates · #181 · Jan 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.82

Expected Value

$-3.45

Net Profit

$-1.99

Gem Rate

63.0%

ROI

-11%

Sales / Yr

328

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.99 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

$3.82

BGS 10

$78.00

PSA 10

$59.92

BGS 9.5

$40.00

CGC 10

$16.83

SGC 10

$16.11

$14.50

$3.25

63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

106Total

PSA 106763.2%

PSA 93835.8%

PSA 810.9%