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Lilligant #92 — Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt

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Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #092 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.00
Expected net profit
$-8.17
Grade 10 profit
$-8.00
Gem Rate
81.0%
Grade 10 ROI
-24%
Sales / Yr
132

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Grade 10 scenario comparison

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Grade 10 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 RatePop10sCostEVGrade 10 profitGrade 10 ROI
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
$18.00
BGS 10
$88.00
PSA 10
$67.50
SGC 10
$41.00
9
$27.00
CGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$24.00
8
$9.25
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81.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (357 total graded)

357Total
PSA 1028981.0%
PSA 95615.7%
PSA 8102.8%
PSA 710.3%
Below 710.3%
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