Volcarona #16

Pokemon Black Bolt · #016 · Base · Jul 2025

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No — Very Low Grading Population

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$0.20

Expected Value

$-2.21

Net Profit

$7.80

Gem Rate

13.0%

ROI

+51%

Sales / Yr

148

Only 8 cards have been graded by PSA. There is insufficient data to determine grading profitability, and finding buyers for graded copies may be difficult.

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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

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%

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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

$0.20

BGS 10

$38.00

PSA 10

$29.00

CGC 10

$23.00

SGC 10

$17.00

$10.00

BGS 9.5

$9.00

$8.75

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13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 8 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (8 total graded)

8Total

PSA 10112.5%

PSA 9562.5%

PSA 8225.0%