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Charizard #17

Charizard #17

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #017 · Base · Mar 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.25
Expected Value
$5.96
Net Profit
$6.74
Gem Rate
89.3%
ROI
+37%
Sales / Yr
2,369

PSA 10 profit of $6.74 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$3.25
BGS 10
$49.16
PSA 10
$43.63
CGC 10
$24.99
SGC 10
$20.26
BGS 9.5
$19.99
9
$19.38
8
$15.00
7
$9.31
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89.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (6,895 total graded)

6,895Total
PSA 106,15489.3%
PSA 95878.5%
PSA 8931.3%
PSA 7270.4%
Below 7330.5%
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