Energy Search PRO #52
Pokemon Japanese Paradise Dragona · #052 · Base · Sep 2024
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.00
Expected Value
$-5.84
Net Profit
$-8.50
Gem Rate
67.0%
ROI
-50%
Sales / Yr
33
Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.50 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$2.00
BGS 10
$26.00
PSA 10
$20.00
BGS 9.5
$18.00
9
$16.55
SGC 10
$12.00
CGC 10
$8.50
67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 27 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (27 total graded)
27Total
PSA 101866.7%
PSA 9933.3%