Rufflet #154
Pokemon Black Bolt · #154 · Illustration Rare · Jul 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$8.89
Expected Value
$-5.29
Net Profit
$-2.39
Gem Rate
30.0%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
440
Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.39 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
$8.89
BGS 10
$225.00
PSA 10
$172.78
SGC 10
$104.00
CGC 10
$21.50
BGS 9.5
$20.00
9
$15.75
8
$11.51
30.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
40 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 25.0%
Grade Distribution (226 total graded)
226Total
PSA 106830.1%
PSA 912454.9%
PSA 82912.8%
PSA 731.3%
Below 710.4%