Iron Valiant ex #157

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #157 · Special Illustration Rare · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$41.84

Expected Value

$-13.74

Net Profit

$-6.08

Gem Rate

42.0%

ROI

-11%

Sales / Yr

648

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.08 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

$41.84

BGS 10

$156.00

PSA 10

$120.00

BGS 9.5

$79.04

SGC 10

$72.00

CGC 10

$50.76

$38.88

$30.70

42.0%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.