Iron Crown Ex #214
Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #214 · Dec 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$6.57
Expected Value
$-0.04
Net Profit
$0.81
Gem Rate
90.0%
ROI
+4%
Sales / Yr
410
Negative expected value ($-0.04) — 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 $0.81 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
$6.57
BGS 10
$48.00
PSA 10
$37.00
CGC 10
$22.38
SGC 10
$22.00
9
$14.00
8
$13.00
BGS 9.5
$12.77
90.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
118 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 89.0%
Grade Distribution (2,152 total graded)
2,152Total
PSA 101,92789.5%
PSA 91838.5%
PSA 8311.4%
PSA 780.4%
Below 730.1%