Energy Retrieval #99
Pokemon Ancient Origins · #99 · Base · Aug 2015
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$15.76
Expected Value
$-0.01
Net Profit
$42.24
Gem Rate
17.7%
ROI
+137%
Sales / Yr
100
Negative expected value ($-0.01) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 18% — 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
$15.76
BGS 10
$157.00
PSA 10
$121.13
CGC 10
$73.00
SGC 10
$73.00
9
$31.26
8
$17.81
7
$9.82
17.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (282 total graded)
282Total
PSA 105017.7%
PSA 99132.3%
PSA 87627.0%
PSA 73412.1%
Below 7248.5%