Emcee's Excitement #82

Pokemon Japanese Heat Wave Arena · #082 · Mar 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$7.29

Expected Value

$-0.69

Net Profit

$-0.29

Gem Rate

72.1%

ROI

-1%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.29 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

$7.29

BGS 10

$40.00

PSA 10

$30.92

BGS 9.5

$24.00

CGC 10

$22.00

$21.50

SGC 10

$19.00

72.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

931Total

PSA 1067172.1%

PSA 924326.1%

PSA 8121.3%

PSA 730.3%

Below 720.2%