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Bouffalant Ex #164

Bouffalant Ex #164

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #164 · Jun 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.35
Expected Value
$5.43
Net Profit
$6.64
Gem Rate
90.4%
ROI
+38%
Sales / Yr
52

Only 52 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $6.64 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
$2.35
BGS 10
$41.00
PSA 10
$31.25
CGC 10
$23.99
SGC 10
$19.00
BGS 9.5
$16.00
9
$13.84
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90.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+15 graded in 30 days
+26 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (146 total graded)

146Total
PSA 1013290.4%
PSA 9117.5%
PSA 810.7%
Below 721.4%
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