Drasna #85

Pokemon Japanese Paradise Dragona · #085 · Sep 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.12

Expected Value

$-10.07

Net Profit

$-11.62

Gem Rate

50.0%

ROI

-64%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.62 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

$3.12

BGS 10

$49.00

PSA 10

$37.50

SGC 10

$23.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$11.23

CGC 10

$6.50

50.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

136Total

PSA 106850.0%

PSA 95540.4%

PSA 8128.8%

PSA 710.7%