Zoroark #97

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #097 · Reverse Holo · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.66

Expected Value

$-7.22

Net Profit

$-6.66

Gem Rate

83.0%

ROI

-40%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.66 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

$1.66

BGS 10

$26.00

PSA 10

$20.13

SGC 10

$12.00

CGC 10

$10.00

BGS 9.5

$10.00

$8.80

83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

2 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 41 graded cards may be unreliable.

41Total

PSA 103482.9%

PSA 9512.2%

PSA 824.9%