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Kyurem ex #28

Kyurem ex #28

Pokemon Black Bolt · #028 · Base · Jul 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.25
Expected Value
$35.33
Net Profit
$27.75
Gem Rate
36.0%
ROI
+171%
Sales / Yr
225

This card has strong grading potential — $27.75 profit if PSA 10 with a 36% gem rate and 225 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$1.25
BGS 10
$96.00
PSA 10
$74.00
BGS 9.5
$68.00
9
$62.00
8
$56.00
CGC 10
$44.00
SGC 10
$44.00
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36.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
15 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 60.0%

Grade Distribution (131 total graded)

131Total
PSA 104735.9%
PSA 95743.5%
PSA 81914.5%
PSA 743.1%
Below 732.3%
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