Raging Bolt Ex #222
Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #222 · Dec 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$-0.06
Net Profit
$0.71
Gem Rate
90.0%
ROI
+2%
Sales / Yr
775
Negative expected value ($-0.06) — 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 $0.71 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
$15.00
BGS 10
$103.75
PSA 10
$45.50
CGC 10
$30.71
SGC 10
$27.00
BGS 9.5
$27.00
9
$25.00
8
$15.22
7
$12.00
90.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
346 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%
Grade Distribution (8,849 total graded)
8,849Total
PSA 107,99790.4%
PSA 96767.6%
PSA 81141.3%
PSA 7440.5%
Below 7180.2%