Espeon #18
Pokemon Rising Rivals · #18 · Base · May 2009
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$8.79
Expected Value
$-6.18
Net Profit
$79.47
Gem Rate
0.0%
ROI
+334%
Sales / Yr
161
Negative expected value ($-6.18) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. Low grading population — gem rates based on only 79 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 0% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$8.79
BGS 10
$135.00
PSA 10
$104.03
CGC 10
$103.26
SGC 10
$62.00
9
$56.71
BGS 9.5
$37.00
8
$10.00
7
$8.00
0.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+5 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (79 total graded)
79Total
PSA 91417.7%
PSA 83139.2%
PSA 71519.0%
Below 71924.1%