Bellsprout #53

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #53 · Base · Aug 2004

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.26

Expected Value

$0.04

Net Profit

$-0.14

Gem Rate

32.4%

ROI

-1%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.14 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

$2.26

BGS 10

$53.00

PSA 10

$41.00

BGS 9.5

$37.00

$33.90

SGC 10

$25.00

CGC 10

$17.12

32.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 34 graded cards may be unreliable.

34Total

PSA 101132.4%

PSA 91132.4%

PSA 81235.3%