Fennel #166

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #166 · Jun 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.84

Expected net profit

$-4.19

Grade 10 profit

$-3.84

Gem Rate

65.1%

Grade 10 ROI

-22%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.84 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	Grade 10 profit	Grade 10 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

$2.84

BGS 10

$66.00

PSA 10

$50.97

SGC 10

$31.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$14.15

CGC 10

$14.00

65.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

367Total

PSA 1023965.1%

PSA 911531.3%

PSA 8113.0%

PSA 710.3%

Below 710.3%