Iron Moth #24

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #024 · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.52

Expected Value

$-10.50

Net Profit

$-11.76

Gem Rate

82.0%

ROI

-71%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.76 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

$1.52

BGS 10

$35.00

PSA 10

$26.98

SGC 10

$16.00

BGS 9.5

$14.00

$13.06

CGC 10

$4.76

82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

105Total

PSA 108681.9%

PSA 91716.2%

PSA 821.9%