Espeon EX #52

Pokemon BREAKpoint · #52 · Base · Mar 2016

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$17.70

Expected Value

$-0.69

Net Profit

$-8.20

Gem Rate

12.9%

ROI

-25%

Sales / Yr

242

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.20 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

$17.70

BGS 10

$133.00

PSA 10

$102.49

SGC 10

$61.00

$45.41

CGC 10

$24.50

$23.23

$22.75

12.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

591Total

PSA 107612.9%

PSA 924040.6%

PSA 817229.1%

PSA 76711.3%

Below 7335.6%