Plumeria #145

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #145 · Base · Aug 2017

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$10.83

Expected Value

$35.91

Net Profit

$221.17

Gem Rate

19.0%

ROI

+856%

Sales / Yr

207

The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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

$10.83

BGS 10

$402.00

PSA 10

$309.04

CGC 10

$247.00

SGC 10

$185.00

$24.16

$12.55

$10.00

19.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

436Total

PSA 108319.0%

PSA 918442.2%

PSA 810223.4%

PSA 7439.9%

Below 7225.0%