Cresselia #70

Pokemon BREAKthrough · #70 · Base · Nov 2015

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.56

Expected Value

$16.89

Net Profit

$-3.06

Gem Rate

12.5%

ROI

-20%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.06 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

$0.56

BGS 10

$140.00

PSA 10

$108.00

BGS 9.5

$99.00

$90.00

$81.63

SGC 10

$65.00

CGC 10

$12.50

12.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 8 graded cards may be unreliable.

8Total

PSA 10112.5%

PSA 8337.5%

PSA 7225.0%

Below 7112.5%