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Snivy #87

Snivy #87

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #087 · Jun 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.25
Expected Value
$3.09
Net Profit
$3.74
Gem Rate
90.9%
ROI
+14%
Sales / Yr
276

PSA 10 profit of $3.74 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$11.25
BGS 10
$66.00
PSA 10
$51.00
SGC 10
$31.00
CGC 10
$29.99
BGS 9.5
$26.00
9
$25.00
8
$21.54
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0%100%
90.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+86 graded in 30 days
+110 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,188 total graded)

1,188Total
PSA 101,08090.9%
PSA 9716.0%
PSA 8272.3%
PSA 770.6%
Below 730.3%
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