Survival Brace #164

Pokemon Twilight Masquerade · #164 · Base · May 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.06

Expected Value

$-8.18

Net Profit

$-8.56

Gem Rate

64.1%

ROI

-53%

Sales / Yr

141

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.56 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

$1.06

BGS 10

$21.00

PSA 10

$15.94

SGC 10

$10.00

BGS 9.5

$10.00

$8.99

CGC 10

$7.50

64.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+4 graded in 30 days

+7 in 90 days

156Total

PSA 1010064.1%

PSA 94931.4%

PSA 863.8%