Audino #156

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #156 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$7.51

Expected Value

$-4.24

Net Profit

$-3.02

Gem Rate

80.1%

ROI

-13%

Sales / Yr

164

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.02 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

$7.51

BGS 10

$42.00

PSA 10

$31.99

CGC 10

$19.49

SGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$17.00

$15.00

80.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

277Total

PSA 1022280.1%

PSA 94315.5%

PSA 862.2%

PSA 731.1%

Below 731.1%