Tynamo #117

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #117 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$9.25

Expected Value

$-8.07

Net Profit

$-6.77

Gem Rate

78.0%

ROI

-28%

Sales / Yr

119

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.77 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

$9.25

BGS 10

$48.00

PSA 10

$36.89

SGC 10

$22.00

CGC 10

$17.48

BGS 9.5

$14.00

$13.01

78.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

254Total

PSA 1019878.0%

PSA 93513.8%

PSA 8176.7%

PSA 710.4%

Below 731.2%