Dusclops #65

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #065 · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.63

Expected Value

$-4.60

Net Profit

$-4.63

Gem Rate

93.0%

ROI

-28%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.63 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

$1.63

BGS 10

$20.00

PSA 10

$15.00

BGS 9.5

$13.00

$12.40

CGC 10

$12.00

SGC 10

$9.00

93.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

2 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

140Total

PSA 1013092.9%

PSA 9107.1%