Musharna #122

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #122 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.99

Expected Value

$-1.03

Net Profit

$-0.25

Gem Rate

89.8%

ROI

-1%

Sales / Yr

138

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.25 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

$4.99

BGS 10

$97.00

PSA 10

$74.99

SGC 10

$45.00

CGC 10

$19.74

BGS 9.5

$19.00

$17.01

89.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

264Total

PSA 1023789.8%

PSA 9166.1%

PSA 883.0%

PSA 720.8%

Below 710.4%