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Tepig #96

Tepig #96

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #096 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.81
Expected Value
$-8.50
Net Profit
$-8.80
Gem Rate
88.2%
ROI
-30%
Sales / Yr
232

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.80 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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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
$14.81
BGS 10
$62.00
PSA 10
$47.89
BGS 9.5
$31.00
SGC 10
$29.00
9
$27.24
CGC 10
$21.01
8
$14.99
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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88.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+45 graded in 30 days
+66 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (859 total graded)

859Total
PSA 1075888.2%
PSA 9718.3%
PSA 8212.4%
PSA 720.2%
Below 770.8%
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