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Jellicent Ex #162

Jellicent Ex #162

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #162 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.99
Expected Value
$-9.06
Net Profit
$-8.47
Gem Rate
85.7%
ROI
-50%
Sales / Yr
52

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.47 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
$1.99
BGS 10
$39.00
PSA 10
$30.03
SGC 10
$18.00
CGC 10
$8.52
BGS 9.5
$5.00
9
$4.75
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85.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+28 graded in 30 days
+219 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (322 total graded)

322Total
PSA 1027685.7%
PSA 94012.4%
PSA 851.6%
PSA 710.3%
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