Bonnie #128

Pokemon Forbidden Light · #128 · Base · May 2018

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$34.87

Expected Value

$-17.38

Net Profit

$-16.87

Gem Rate

49.4%

ROI

-34%

Sales / Yr

173

Even a PSA 10 would lose $16.87 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

$34.87

BGS 10

$163.00

PSA 10

$125.38

SGC 10

$75.00

$38.04

CGC 10

$33.00

$22.50

$11.34

49.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

445Total

PSA 1022049.4%

PSA 913430.1%

PSA 86414.4%

PSA 7122.7%

Below 781.8%