Chien-Pao #152

Pokemon Promo · #152 · Jul 1999

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$10.46

Expected Value

$13.66

Net Profit

$27.54

Gem Rate

27.0%

ROI

+108%

Sales / Yr

102

The gem rate is only 27% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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

$10.46

CGC 10

$53.00

$40.46

$34.73

BGS 9.5

$9.00

$6.50

27.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

11 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 18.0%

185Total

PSA 105027.0%

PSA 911160.0%

PSA 82312.4%