Ethan's Ho-Oh ex #20

Pokemon Japanese Heat Wave Arena · #020 · Base · Mar 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.61

Expected Value

$-8.01

Net Profit

$-8.36

Gem Rate

85.8%

ROI

-50%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.36 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

$1.61

BGS 10

$44.00

PSA 10

$34.12

SGC 10

$20.00

BGS 9.5

$14.00

$12.41

CGC 10

$8.25

85.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

134Total

PSA 1011585.8%

PSA 91611.9%

PSA 710.7%

Below 721.5%