Iron Hands ex #154

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #154 · Special Illustration Rare · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$30.12

Expected Value

$-10.68

Net Profit

$-7.12

Gem Rate

27.0%

ROI

-16%

Sales / Yr

506

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.12 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

$30.12

BGS 10

$116.00

PSA 10

$89.38

SGC 10

$54.00

CGC 10

$38.00

BGS 9.5

$36.00

$35.82

$25.00

$20.00

27.0%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.