Ninetales EX #178

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #038 · Base · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.00

Expected Value

$-10.30

Net Profit

$-12.00

Gem Rate

80.0%

ROI

-67%

Sales / Yr

245

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.00 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

$3.00

BGS 10

$65.00

PSA 10

$50.01

SGC 10

$30.00

$14.48

CGC 10

$6.00

$5.50

80.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 5 graded cards may be unreliable.

5Total

PSA 10480.0%

PSA 9120.0%