Larvesta #103

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #103 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.49

Expected Value

$-0.97

Net Profit

$-0.34

Gem Rate

90.5%

ROI

-2%

Sales / Yr

156

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.34 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

$5.49

BGS 10

$57.00

PSA 10

$43.78

SGC 10

$26.00

CGC 10

$20.15

BGS 9.5

$19.00

$17.72

90.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

274Total

PSA 1024890.5%

PSA 9176.2%

PSA 862.2%

Below 731.1%