Darmanitan #99

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #099 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.94

Expected Value

$-6.21

Net Profit

$-6.80

Gem Rate

92.5%

ROI

-32%

Sales / Yr

180

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.80 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

$5.94

BGS 10

$45.00

PSA 10

$34.71

BGS 9.5

$25.00

SGC 10

$21.00

CGC 10

$14.14

92.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+80 graded in 30 days

+115 in 90 days

427Total

PSA 1039592.5%

PSA 9276.3%

PSA 851.2%