Volcarona #19

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #019 · Base · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.79

Expected net profit

$-0.80

Grade 10 profit

$-0.80

Gem Rate

100.0%

Grade 10 ROI

-5%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.80 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Grade 10 profit	Grade 10 ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$1.79

BGS 10

$49.00

PSA 10

$37.84

SGC 10

$23.00

CGC 10

$15.99

BGS 9.5

$13.00

$12.61

100.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 6 graded cards may be unreliable.

6Total

PSA 106100.0%