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Charizard [Prerelease Staff] #11

Charizard [Prerelease Staff] #11

Pokemon Evolutions · #11 · Nov 2016

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1,510.55
Expected Value
$985.38
Net Profit
$7,148.45
Gem Rate
5.9%
ROI
+469%
Sales / Yr
37

The gem rate is only 6% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 37 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
$1,510.55
BGS 10
$14,095.00
PSA 10
$10,842.27
CGC 10
$8,674.00
SGC 10
$6,505.00
BGS 9.5
$5,250.00
9
$2,630.64
8
$1,936.86
7
$1,344.20
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5.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+7 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (656 total graded)

656Total
PSA 10395.9%
PSA 927341.6%
PSA 818928.8%
PSA 7578.7%
Below 77811.9%
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