Varoom [Poke Ball] #114

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #114 · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.05

Expected Value

$-9.25

Net Profit

$-10.17

Gem Rate

82.0%

ROI

-60%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.17 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

$2.05

BGS 10

$51.00

PSA 10

$39.05

SGC 10

$23.00

$13.22

BGS 9.5

$13.00

CGC 10

$6.88

82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

101Total

PSA 108382.2%

PSA 91615.8%

PSA 822.0%