Lum Berry #84

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #84 · Base · Jun 2013

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.56

Expected Value

$-11.92

Net Profit

$-3.73

Gem Rate

4.3%

ROI

-24%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.73 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

$0.56

BGS 10

$47.00

PSA 10

$35.77

SGC 10

$21.00

CGC 10

$11.83

BGS 9.5

$8.50

$8.02

4.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 23 graded cards may be unreliable.

23Total

PSA 1014.3%

PSA 9834.8%

PSA 8939.1%

PSA 714.3%

Below 7417.4%