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Cinccino #158

Cinccino #158

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #158 · Jun 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.00
Expected Value
$-2.43
Net Profit
$-0.12
Gem Rate
81.1%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
203

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.12 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
$14.00
BGS 10
$54.00
PSA 10
$41.37
CGC 10
$28.88
SGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$17.49
8
$10.49
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0%100%
81.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+53 graded in 30 days
+89 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (366 total graded)

366Total
PSA 1029781.1%
PSA 95815.8%
PSA 861.6%
PSA 741.1%
Below 710.3%
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