Pansage #89
Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #089 · Jun 2025
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$7.24
Expected Value
$-7.27
Net Profit
$-7.29
Gem Rate
88.1%
ROI
-33%
Sales / Yr
199
Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.29 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
$7.24
BGS 10
$51.00
PSA 10
$38.98
SGC 10
$23.00
9
$18.55
BGS 9.5
$18.00
CGC 10
$14.95
8
$12.00
88.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+29 graded in 30 days
+43 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (328 total graded)
328Total
PSA 1028988.1%
PSA 9257.6%
PSA 851.5%
PSA 720.6%
Below 772.1%