Blaine's Quiz #2 #111
Pokemon Gym Challenge · #111 · Oct 2000
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$4.17
Expected Value
$-6.94
Net Profit
$-13.67
Gem Rate
31.3%
ROI
-71%
Sales / Yr
190
Even a PSA 10 would lose $13.67 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
$4.17
BGS 10
$34.00
PSA 10
$25.78
BGS 9.5
$18.00
9
$16.49
SGC 10
$15.00
8
$13.49
CGC 10
$5.50
31.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+1 graded in 30 days
+4 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (144 total graded)
144Total
PSA 104531.3%
PSA 97854.2%
PSA 81510.4%
PSA 721.4%
Below 732.1%