Pawniard #147

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #147 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.43

Expected Value

$-5.59

Net Profit

$-5.68

Gem Rate

88.8%

ROI

-29%

Sales / Yr

165

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.68 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

$4.43

BGS 10

$36.00

PSA 10

$27.40

BGS 9.5

$18.00

$16.17

SGC 10

$16.00

CGC 10

$13.75

$8.99

88.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

278Total

PSA 1024788.8%

PSA 9248.6%

PSA 872.5%