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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
$3.79
Expected Value
$5.18
Net Profit
$6.21
Gem Rate
87.9%
ROI
+33%
Sales / Yr
2,414

PSA 10 profit of $6.21 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
$3.79
BGS 10
$92.00
PSA 10
$70.85
CGC 10
$25.00
SGC 10
$20.50
BGS 9.5
$19.99
9
$17.66
8
$14.49
7
$8.50
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0%100%
87.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+208 graded in 30 days
+733 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (7,628 total graded)

7,628Total
PSA 106,70787.9%
PSA 97499.8%
PSA 81071.4%
PSA 7290.4%
Below 7350.5%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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