Blaine's Moltres #146
Pokemon Japanese Challenge from the Darkness · #146 · Base · Jun 1999
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$40.21
Expected Value
$81.10
Net Profit
$212.43
Gem Rate
12.6%
ROI
+385%
Sales / Yr
941
The gem rate is only 13% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$40.21
BGS 10
$1,732.00
PSA 10
$1,332.22
SGC 10
$322.50
CGC 10
$267.64
9
$175.00
8
$88.00
7
$55.36
12.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+150 graded in 30 days
+357 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (5,632 total graded)
5,632Total
PSA 1070912.6%
PSA 92,32441.3%
PSA 81,22621.8%
PSA 75369.5%
Below 783314.8%