Ho-Oh GX #SM57
Pokemon Promo · #SM57 · Nov 2016
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$5.98
Expected Value
$-1.27
Net Profit
$1.52
Gem Rate
38.0%
ROI
+7%
Sales / Yr
384
Negative expected value ($-1.27) — 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 $1.52 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
$5.98
BGS 10
$237.00
PSA 10
$182.49
SGC 10
$109.00
BGS 9.5
$32.00
9
$24.15
CGC 10
$22.50
8
$12.26
7
$4.33
38.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
15 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 13.0%
Grade Distribution (574 total graded)
574Total
PSA 1021838.0%
PSA 921236.9%
PSA 87613.2%
PSA 7274.7%
Below 7386.6%