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Pawniard #142

Pawniard #142

Pokemon Black Bolt · #142 · Illustration Rare · Jul 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.50
Expected Value
$-5.14
Net Profit
$-6.51
Gem Rate
22.0%
ROI
-29%
Sales / Yr
400

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.51 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
$7.50
BGS 10
$233.00
PSA 10
$179.26
SGC 10
$108.00
9
$19.99
BGS 9.5
$18.00
CGC 10
$15.99
8
$11.99
7
$9.50
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22.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
34 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (197 total graded)

197Total
PSA 104422.3%
PSA 911256.9%
PSA 83819.3%
PSA 721.0%
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