Larry's Professionalism #188

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #188 · Dec 2024

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.66

Expected Value

$-2.52

Net Profit

$-0.66

Gem Rate

51.0%

ROI

-3%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.66 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

$4.66

BGS 10

$31.00

PSA 10

$24.00

CGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$19.00

$16.95

SGC 10

$14.00

51.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

111Total

PSA 105751.4%

PSA 94742.3%

PSA 843.6%

Below 732.7%