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Charizard [Prerelease] #11

Charizard [Prerelease] #11

Pokemon Evolutions · #11 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$489.49
Expected Value
$447.46
Net Profit
$4,220.51
Gem Rate
4.4%
ROI
+837%
Sales / Yr
97

The gem rate is only 4% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 97 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$489.49
BGS 10
$7,679.00
PSA 10
$5,906.56
CGC 10
$4,725.00
SGC 10
$3,544.00
9
$1,068.00
BGS 9.5
$767.00
8
$598.40
7
$539.99
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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4.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+13 graded in 30 days
+38 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,882 total graded)

1,882Total
PSA 10834.4%
PSA 976140.4%
PSA 860332.0%
PSA 725513.5%
Below 71477.8%
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