Darmanitan #99

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #099 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.20

Expected Value

$-1.10

Net Profit

$-1.20

Gem Rate

91.3%

ROI

-6%

Sales / Yr

143

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.20 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

$5.20

BGS 10

$46.00

PSA 10

$35.50

BGS 9.5

$25.00

$22.73

SGC 10

$21.00

CGC 10

$19.00

91.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

310Total

PSA 1028391.3%

PSA 9237.4%

PSA 841.3%