Lum Berry #84
Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #84 · Base · Jun 2013
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.13
Expected Value
$-4.29
Net Profit
$-4.56
Gem Rate
4.2%
ROI
-28%
Sales / Yr
23
Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.56 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
$1.13
BGS 10
$55.00
PSA 10
$42.53
SGC 10
$26.00
9
$19.15
8
$12.50
CGC 10
$11.57
BGS 9.5
$8.50
4.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 24 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (24 total graded)
24Total
PSA 1014.2%
PSA 9833.3%
PSA 8937.5%
PSA 728.3%
Below 7416.7%