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Swadloon #88

Swadloon #88

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #088 · Jun 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.03
Expected Value
$3.23
Net Profit
$4.96
Gem Rate
90.5%
ROI
+25%
Sales / Yr
147

PSA 10 profit of $4.96 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$5.03
BGS 10
$55.00
PSA 10
$42.00
SGC 10
$25.00
CGC 10
$24.99
BGS 9.5
$8.00
9
$7.50
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0%100%
90.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+59 graded in 30 days
+76 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (347 total graded)

347Total
PSA 1031490.5%
PSA 9246.9%
PSA 851.4%
PSA 710.3%
Below 730.9%
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