Eelektross #119

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #119 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.34

Expected Value

$-3.80

Net Profit

$-3.34

Gem Rate

80.7%

ROI

-16%

Sales / Yr

118

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.34 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

$5.34

BGS 10

$81.00

PSA 10

$61.96

SGC 10

$37.00

BGS 9.5

$19.00

CGC 10

$17.00

$16.94

80.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

336Total

PSA 1027180.7%

PSA 95215.5%

PSA 882.4%

PSA 720.6%

Below 730.9%