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Charizard [Illustration Grand Prix] #143/S-P
Pokemon Japanese Promo · #143 · Aug 1997
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$13.50
Expected Value
$-2.98
Net Profit
$-2.25
Gem Rate
82.0%
ROI
-8%
Sales / Yr
429
Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.25 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$13.50
BGS 10
$101.00
PSA 10
$78.00
CGC 10
$26.25
9
$23.00
BGS 9.5
$22.49
8
$21.18
SGC 10
$20.92
7
$12.03
82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
159 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 61.0%
Grade Distribution (28,109 total graded)
28,109Total
PSA 1023,14382.3%
PSA 94,16114.8%
PSA 84931.8%
PSA 71410.5%
Below 71700.6%