Dialga #42

Pokemon Japanese Paradise Dragona · #042 · Base · Sep 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.55

Expected Value

$-1.06

Net Profit

$-0.55

Gem Rate

86.0%

ROI

-3%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.55 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

$1.55

BGS 10

$27.00

PSA 10

$20.50

CGC 10

$16.00

BGS 9.5

$13.00

$12.37

SGC 10

$12.00

86.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 7 graded cards may be unreliable.

7Total

PSA 10685.7%

PSA 9114.3%