Chimecho #024

Pokemon Promo · #024 · Oct 2003

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.81

Expected Value

$3.27

Net Profit

$-3.82

Gem Rate

42.0%

ROI

-18%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.82 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

$6.81

BGS 10

$176.00

PSA 10

$135.00

SGC 10

$81.00

BGS 9.5

$42.00

$33.00

$29.95

CGC 10

$17.99

42.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

79Total

PSA 103341.8%

PSA 93443.0%

PSA 8810.1%

PSA 745.1%