Whimsicott Ex #167

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #167 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$16.98

Expected Value

$-7.30

Net Profit

$-7.99

Gem Rate

89.2%

ROI

-25%

Sales / Yr

129

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.99 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

$16.98

BGS 10

$72.00

PSA 10

$55.31

BGS 9.5

$37.00

$33.86

SGC 10

$33.00

CGC 10

$23.99

89.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

860Total

PSA 1076789.2%

PSA 9748.6%

PSA 8182.1%

Below 710.1%