Tepig #96

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #096 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$12.88

Expected Value

$-6.55

Net Profit

$-6.87

Gem Rate

88.1%

ROI

-25%

Sales / Yr

177

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.87 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

$12.88

BGS 10

$49.00

PSA 10

$38.00

BGS 9.5

$31.00

$28.38

SGC 10

$23.00

CGC 10

$21.01

88.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

783Total

PSA 1069088.1%

PSA 9658.3%

PSA 8202.6%

PSA 720.3%

Below 760.8%