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Charizard [Holo] #6

Charizard [Holo] #6

Pokemon Japanese CD Promo · #6 · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$404.38
Expected Value
$673.29
Net Profit
$823.62
Gem Rate
36.6%
ROI
+196%
Sales / Yr
871

This card has strong grading potential — $823.62 profit if PSA 10 with a 37% gem rate and 871 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
$404.38
BGS 10
$4,479.02
PSA 10
$4,375.00
SGC 10
$2,625.00
CGC 10
$1,243.00
9
$1,219.05
BGS 9.5
$949.99
8
$656.21
7
$548.05
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36.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (18,974 total graded)

18,974Total
PSA 106,94036.6%
PSA 98,37644.1%
PSA 81,2876.8%
PSA 76393.4%
Below 71,7109.0%