Mienshao #132

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #132 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.68

Expected Value

$-1.82

Net Profit

$-1.48

Gem Rate

89.7%

ROI

-7%

Sales / Yr

147

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.48 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

$5.68

BGS 10

$43.00

PSA 10

$33.00

SGC 10

$20.00

BGS 9.5

$20.00

CGC 10

$19.20

$17.99

89.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

224Total

PSA 1020189.7%

PSA 9198.5%

PSA 831.3%

PSA 710.4%