Zekrom ex #174
Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #174 · Jun 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$370.74
Expected Value
$-38.81
Net Profit
$-33.24
Gem Rate
80.7%
ROI
-9%
Sales / Yr
405
Even a PSA 10 would lose $33.24 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
$370.74
BGS 10
$924.00
PSA 10
$735.94
SGC 10
$442.00
CGC 10
$352.50
BGS 9.5
$343.34
9
$336.50
8
$251.67
7
$250.50
80.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+434 graded in 30 days
+802 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (14,016 total graded)
14,016Total
PSA 1011,30480.7%
PSA 92,10615.0%
PSA 83322.4%
PSA 71320.9%
Below 71401.0%