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Whimsicott Ex #167

Whimsicott Ex #167

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #167 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.99
Expected Value
$-6.62
Net Profit
$-7.00
Gem Rate
88.9%
ROI
-23%
Sales / Yr
142

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.00 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
$15.99
BGS 10
$68.00
PSA 10
$52.10
BGS 9.5
$37.00
SGC 10
$31.00
9
$30.33
CGC 10
$23.99
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88.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+33 graded in 30 days
+53 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (918 total graded)

918Total
PSA 1081688.9%
PSA 9818.8%
PSA 8202.2%
Below 710.1%
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