Blaine's Quiz #1 #97
Pokemon Gym Heroes · #97 · Aug 2000
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$11.20
Expected Value
$-1.92
Net Profit
$36.80
Gem Rate
20.8%
ROI
+140%
Sales / Yr
214
Negative expected value ($-1.92) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 21% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
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
$11.20
BGS 10
$102.00
PSA 10
$78.25
CGC 10
$63.00
SGC 10
$47.00
BGS 9.5
$17.00
9
$15.00
8
$13.23
20.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (183 total graded)
183Total
PSA 103820.8%
PSA 99551.9%
PSA 83217.5%
PSA 752.7%
Below 7105.5%