Chatot #181
Pokemon Temporal Forces · #181 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$10.24
Expected Value
$-0.73
Net Profit
$3.76
Gem Rate
44.0%
ROI
+15%
Sales / Yr
467
Negative expected value ($-0.73) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $3.76 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
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
$10.24
BGS 10
$110.00
PSA 10
$84.99
SGC 10
$29.50
CGC 10
$29.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$19.99
8
$15.30
7
$10.32
44.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
53 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%
Grade Distribution (2,059 total graded)
2,059Total
PSA 1090143.8%
PSA 91,02049.5%
PSA 81095.3%
PSA 7140.7%
Below 7110.5%