Jolteon Ex #52
Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #052 · Base · Dec 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$2.01
Expected Value
$-0.29
Net Profit
$0.44
Gem Rate
89.0%
ROI
+3%
Sales / Yr
542
Negative expected value ($-0.29) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $0.44 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$2.01
BGS 10
$31.00
PSA 10
$29.73
SGC 10
$18.00
CGC 10
$17.45
BGS 9.5
$15.25
9
$12.00
8
$10.43
7
$8.00
89.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
159 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 87.0%
Grade Distribution (2,725 total graded)
2,725Total
PSA 102,43589.4%
PSA 92308.4%
PSA 8471.7%
PSA 750.2%
Below 780.3%