Fennel #166

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #166 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$3.17

Expected Value

$-4.36

Net Profit

$-4.17

Gem Rate

64.5%

ROI

-23%

Sales / Yr

105

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.17 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

$3.17

BGS 10

$41.00

PSA 10

$31.50

SGC 10

$19.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$14.46

CGC 10

$14.00

64.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

321Total

PSA 1020764.5%

PSA 910432.4%

PSA 882.5%

PSA 710.3%

Below 710.3%