Surfer #84

Pokemon Japanese Paradise Dragona · #084 · Sep 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.25

Expected Value

$-6.14

Net Profit

$-1.25

Gem Rate

50.0%

ROI

-7%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.25 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

$3.25

BGS 10

$34.00

PSA 10

$25.88

CGC 10

$17.00

SGC 10

$16.00

BGS 9.5

$9.00

$7.97

50.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

72Total

PSA 103650.0%

PSA 93041.7%

PSA 868.3%