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Charizard [Holo] #3

Charizard [Holo] #3

Pokemon Legendary Collection · #3 · Base · May 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$218.12
Expected Value
$486.73
Net Profit
$5,156.24
Gem Rate
2.8%
ROI
+2212%
Sales / Yr
163

The gem rate is only 3% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$218.12
BGS 10
$9,588.00
PSA 10
$7,375.09
CGC 10
$5,389.36
SGC 10
$4,425.00
9
$2,161.61
BGS 9.5
$1,307.00
8
$698.36
7
$467.44
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2.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+69 graded in 30 days
+157 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,098 total graded)

3,098Total
PSA 10862.8%
PSA 937512.1%
PSA 852316.9%
PSA 752016.8%
Below 71,56850.6%
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