Emboar #98
Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #098 · Jun 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$6.41
Expected Value
$-1.73
Net Profit
$-0.68
Gem Rate
85.2%
ROI
-3%
Sales / Yr
166
Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.68 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$6.41
BGS 10
$64.00
PSA 10
$49.47
SGC 10
$30.00
CGC 10
$20.73
BGS 9.5
$17.50
9
$16.50
8
$7.50
85.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+33 graded in 30 days
+64 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (677 total graded)
677Total
PSA 1057785.2%
PSA 96910.2%
PSA 8243.5%
PSA 750.7%
Below 720.3%