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Charizard VSTAR #174

Charizard VSTAR #174

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #174 · Secret · Feb 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$65.00
Expected Value
$27.70
Net Profit
$56.95
Gem Rate
54.0%
ROI
+71%
Sales / Yr
1,372

This card has strong grading potential — $56.95 profit if PSA 10 with a 54% gem rate and 1,372 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$65.00
BGS 10
$243.14
PSA 10
$223.00
CGC 10
$136.95
SGC 10
$120.00
BGS 9.5
$94.88
9
$81.84
8
$45.20
7
$36.00
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54.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
259 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 48.0%

Grade Distribution (22,213 total graded)

22,213Total
PSA 1012,03854.2%
PSA 97,62334.3%
PSA 81,8748.4%
PSA 73121.4%
Below 73381.5%
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