Sophocles #146

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #146 · Base · Aug 2017

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.94

Expected Value

$-8.83

Net Profit

$-6.44

Gem Rate

24.4%

ROI

-29%

Sales / Yr

220

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.44 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

$6.94

BGS 10

$133.00

PSA 10

$101.98

SGC 10

$61.00

CGC 10

$15.50

$10.01

$8.27

24.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

369Total

PSA 109024.4%

PSA 913737.1%

PSA 89726.3%

PSA 7277.3%

Below 7184.9%