Quaxwell #83

Pokemon Promo · #083

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.12

Expected Value

$-7.58

Net Profit

$-5.87

Gem Rate

64.0%

ROI

-36%

Sales / Yr

258

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.87 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

$1.12

BGS 10

$39.00

PSA 10

$29.94

SGC 10

$18.00

CGC 10

$10.25

BGS 9.5

$9.99

$5.63

64.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

138Total

PSA 108863.8%

PSA 94834.8%

PSA 821.4%