Carmine [Poke Ball] #170

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #170 · Reverse Holo · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.15

Expected Value

$-10.10

Net Profit

$-11.16

Gem Rate

78.0%

ROI

-65%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.16 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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

$2.15

BGS 10

$17.00

BGS 9.5

$14.00

PSA 10

$13.25

$13.21

SGC 10

$8.00

CGC 10

$5.99

78.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 18 graded cards may be unreliable.

18Total

PSA 101477.8%

PSA 9316.7%

PSA 815.6%