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Fighting Energy [1st Edition] #97
Pokemon Base Set · #97 · Jun 1995
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$5.98
Expected Value
$35.82
Net Profit
$94.02
Gem Rate
29.8%
ROI
+448%
Sales / Yr
220
The gem rate is only 30% — 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
$5.98
BGS 10
$284.00
PSA 10
$218.75
SGC 10
$131.00
CGC 10
$115.00
9
$45.00
BGS 9.5
$39.99
8
$19.02
7
$15.00
29.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (2,500 total graded)
2,500Total
PSA 1074429.8%
PSA 91,00240.1%
PSA 840616.2%
PSA 71726.9%
Below 71586.3%