Should You Grade?Should You Grade?
Card ExplorerSetsTop CardsPop ScannerMarket ToolsBlogUpgrade
Sign In
Hop's Zacian ex #128

Hop's Zacian ex #128

Pokemon Japanese Battle Partners · #128 · Jan 2025

Buy Raw on eBayPSA 10 Sold on eBay
Shop on TCGPlayer

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$23.78
Expected Value
$-9.09
Net Profit
$-8.51
Gem Rate
93.0%
ROI
-22%
Sales / Yr
254

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.51 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
Unlock with Pro →

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
Compare All Companies with Pro →

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
$23.78
BGS 10
$75.00
PSA 10
$57.50
SGC 10
$35.00
CGC 10
$30.27
BGS 9.5
$27.99
9
$22.86
8
$15.85
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
93.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
98 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 92.0%

Grade Distribution (3,282 total graded)

3,282Total
PSA 103,06893.5%
PSA 91624.9%
PSA 8391.2%
PSA 760.2%
Below 770.2%
© 2026 Should You Grade? Data from PriceCharting & GemRate.
AboutContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of ServiceAffiliate Disclosure