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Musharna #122

Musharna #122

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #122 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.04
Expected Value
$-0.88
Net Profit
$-0.30
Gem Rate
90.9%
ROI
-2%
Sales / Yr
168

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.30 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$5.04
BGS 10
$56.00
PSA 10
$43.17
SGC 10
$26.00
CGC 10
$19.74
BGS 9.5
$19.00
9
$14.99
8
$13.39
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0%100%
90.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+40 graded in 30 days
+61 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (330 total graded)

330Total
PSA 1030090.9%
PSA 9164.8%
PSA 8113.3%
PSA 720.6%
Below 710.3%
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