Serperior ex #167
Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #167 · Jun 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$23.32
Expected Value
$-5.19
Net Profit
$-3.73
Gem Rate
90.4%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
177
Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.73 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
$23.32
BGS 10
$78.00
PSA 10
$59.95
SGC 10
$36.00
CGC 10
$34.59
BGS 9.5
$20.00
9
$18.44
90.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+67 graded in 30 days
+122 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (1,878 total graded)
1,878Total
PSA 101,69790.4%
PSA 91437.6%
PSA 8241.3%
PSA 750.3%
Below 790.5%