Dialga-GX #82

Pokemon Forbidden Light · #82 · Base · May 2018

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.62

Expected Value

$2.20

Net Profit

$0.88

Gem Rate

51.2%

ROI

+4%

Sales / Yr

130

PSA 10 profit of $0.88 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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

$6.62

BGS 10

$114.00

PSA 10

$88.00

SGC 10

$53.00

$30.25

CGC 10

$22.50

$12.50

$10.00

51.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

205Total

PSA 1010551.2%

PSA 97335.6%

PSA 82110.2%

PSA 731.5%

Below 731.5%