Ethan's Magcargo #19

Pokemon Japanese Heat Wave Arena · #019 · Base · Mar 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.72

Expected Value

$-7.51

Net Profit

$-6.22

Gem Rate

57.1%

ROI

-37%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.22 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

$1.72

BGS 10

$52.00

PSA 10

$39.99

SGC 10

$24.00

CGC 10

$10.50

BGS 9.5

$8.00

$7.50

57.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 7 graded cards may be unreliable.

7Total

PSA 10457.1%

PSA 9342.9%