Servine #88

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #088 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$8.30

Expected Value

$-1.08

Net Profit

$-1.30

Gem Rate

92.2%

ROI

-6%

Sales / Yr

202

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.30 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	Net Profit	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

$8.30

BGS 10

$53.00

PSA 10

$41.00

BGS 9.5

$36.00

$32.39

SGC 10

$25.00

CGC 10

$22.00

92.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

619Total

PSA 1057192.2%

PSA 9335.3%

PSA 8111.8%

PSA 730.5%

Below 710.2%