Seaking #29

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #029 · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.60

Expected Value

$-1.05

Net Profit

$-0.60

Gem Rate

83.0%

ROI

-4%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.60 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

$1.60

BGS 10

$26.00

PSA 10

$19.71

CGC 10

$16.00

$14.00

SGC 10

$12.00

BGS 9.5

$7.00

83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 33.0%

179Total

PSA 1014882.7%

PSA 92916.2%

PSA 810.6%

PSA 710.6%