Boss's Orders #29

Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #029 · Base · Dec 2023

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.02

Expected Value

$-9.84

Net Profit

$-8.27

Gem Rate

54.0%

ROI

-49%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.27 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

$2.02

BGS 10

$38.00

PSA 10

$28.94

SGC 10

$17.00

CGC 10

$8.75

BGS 9.5

$7.00

$6.50

54.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

82Total

PSA 104453.7%

PSA 92834.1%

PSA 81012.2%