Alakazam EX #180

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #180 · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.37

Expected Value

$-3.90

Net Profit

$-3.62

Gem Rate

85.0%

ROI

-19%

Sales / Yr

132

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.62 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

$4.37

BGS 10

$63.00

PSA 10

$48.46

SGC 10

$29.00

$16.26

CGC 10

$15.75

85.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

7 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 71.0%

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

34Total

PSA 102985.3%

PSA 9411.8%

Below 712.9%