Enriching Energy #191
Pokemon Surging Sparks · #191 · Base · Nov 2024
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$3.89
Expected Value
$-8.01
Net Profit
$-0.89
Gem Rate
25.5%
ROI
-5%
Sales / Yr
170
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.89 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
$3.89
BGS 10
$39.00
PSA 10
$29.86
CGC 10
$18.00
SGC 10
$18.00
9
$9.05
BGS 9.5
$8.00
8
$7.50
25.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+12 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (141 total graded)
141Total
PSA 103625.5%
PSA 97855.3%
PSA 82114.9%
PSA 721.4%
Below 742.8%