Xerneas EX #179
Pokemon Promo · #179 · Jul 1999
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.34
Expected Value
$-8.82
Net Profit
$-11.34
Gem Rate
14.0%
ROI
-69%
Sales / Yr
297
Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.34 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$1.34
BGS 10
$39.00
PSA 10
$29.95
SGC 10
$18.00
BGS 9.5
$10.00
9
$9.00
8
$8.47
CGC 10
$5.00
14.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 42 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (42 total graded)
42Total
PSA 10614.3%
PSA 92252.4%
PSA 81331.0%
Below 712.4%