Zapdos EX #184

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #184 · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.31

Expected Value

$-4.82

Net Profit

$-4.31

Gem Rate

82.0%

ROI

-22%

Sales / Yr

373

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.31 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

$4.31

BGS 10

$62.00

PSA 10

$47.94

SGC 10

$29.00

$16.08

CGC 10

$15.00

82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 67.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 17 graded cards may be unreliable.

17Total

PSA 101482.4%

PSA 9211.8%

Below 715.9%