
Pawniard #142
Pokemon Black Bolt · #142 · Illustration Rare · Jul 2025
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
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
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%
