Alakazam ex #189

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #187 · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$25.99

Expected Value

$-2.47

Net Profit

$-0.21

Gem Rate

85.0%

ROI

-1%

Sales / Yr

497

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.21 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

$25.99

BGS 10

$103.00

PSA 10

$78.93

SGC 10

$47.00

CGC 10

$40.78

$25.72

85.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

1 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 26 graded cards may be unreliable.

26Total

PSA 102284.6%

PSA 9415.4%