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Dark Charmeleon [1st Edition] #32

Dark Charmeleon [1st Edition] #32

Pokemon Team Rocket · #32 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.49
Expected Value
$33.39
Net Profit
$145.18
Gem Rate
6.7%
ROI
+421%
Sales / Yr
260

The gem rate is only 7% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$19.49
BGS 10
$906.00
PSA 10
$697.27
SGC 10
$418.00
CGC 10
$179.67
9
$100.83
8
$44.87
7
$34.00
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6.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+54 graded in 30 days
+54 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,556 total graded)

4,556Total
PSA 103056.7%
PSA 91,57434.5%
PSA 81,33029.2%
PSA 767614.8%
Below 765514.4%
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