Eelektrik #118

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #118 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.39

Expected Value

$-4.98

Net Profit

$-4.64

Gem Rate

88.3%

ROI

-24%

Sales / Yr

122

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.64 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

$4.39

BGS 10

$44.00

PSA 10

$33.54

SGC 10

$20.00

BGS 9.5

$18.00

$16.17

CGC 10

$14.75

88.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

324Total

PSA 1028688.3%

PSA 9247.4%

PSA 861.9%

PSA 741.2%

Below 741.2%