Dusclops #69

Pokemon Japanese Night Wanderer · #069 · Jun 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$8.00

Expected Value

$-2.96

Net Profit

$-2.00

Gem Rate

80.9%

ROI

-9%

Sales / Yr

448

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.00 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

$8.00

BGS 10

$57.00

PSA 10

$43.73

SGC 10

$26.00

CGC 10

$21.00

$17.00

$15.51

$9.49

80.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1,333Total

PSA 101,07980.9%

PSA 920615.5%

PSA 8211.6%

PSA 7110.8%

Below 7161.2%