Arbok EX #24

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #177 · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.00

Expected Value

$-8.35

Net Profit

$-8.00

Gem Rate

95.0%

ROI

-47%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.00 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

$2.00

BGS 10

$29.00

PSA 10

$22.50

SGC 10

$14.00

$13.01

CGC 10

$9.00

95.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

2 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 100.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

19Total

PSA 101894.7%

Below 715.3%