Vaporeon ex #149

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #149 · Special Illustration Rare · Jan 2025

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$187.50

Expected Value

$48.69

Net Profit

$214.12

Gem Rate

25.0%

ROI

+106%

Sales / Yr

1,259

The gem rate is only 25% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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

$187.50

BGS 10

$1,300.00

PSA 10

$940.00

SGC 10

$564.00

CGC 10

$416.62

BGS 9.5

$353.22

$206.80

$165.00

$132.00

25.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

ⓘ Per-grade breakdown not available — EV is estimated using the gem rate and typical grade distributions.