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Serperior ex #164

Serperior ex #164

Pokemon Black Bolt · #164 · Special Illustration Rare · Jul 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$45.91
Expected Value
$-17.62
Net Profit
$-14.92
Gem Rate
67.0%
ROI
-25%
Sales / Yr
1,384

Even a PSA 10 would lose $14.92 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
$45.91
BGS 10
$143.00
PSA 10
$110.00
SGC 10
$66.00
CGC 10
$45.99
9
$39.50
BGS 9.5
$38.00
8
$33.00
7
$25.00
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67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
354 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 66.0%

Grade Distribution (2,826 total graded)

2,826Total
PSA 101,88766.8%
PSA 977927.6%
PSA 81224.3%
PSA 7210.7%
Below 7160.6%
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