Forretress #21

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #21 · Jun 2001

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.76

Expected Value

$-3.27

Net Profit

$-10.26

Gem Rate

22.7%

ROI

-49%

Sales / Yr

143

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.26 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

$5.76

BGS 10

$44.00

PSA 10

$34.00

BGS 9.5

$24.00

$21.88

SGC 10

$20.00

CGC 10

$10.50

22.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

132Total

PSA 103022.7%

PSA 96650.0%

PSA 82418.2%

PSA 775.3%

Below 753.8%