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Charizard EX #6

Charizard EX #6

Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 · #006 · Base · Jun 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.99
Expected Value
$1.61
Net Profit
$9.59
Gem Rate
86.0%
ROI
+48%
Sales / Yr
670

PSA 10 profit of $9.59 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
$4.99
PSA 10
$62.74
BGS 10
$60.00
CGC 10
$29.58
SGC 10
$23.76
9
$21.07
BGS 9.5
$17.25
8
$14.06
7
$11.00
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86.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
94 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 84.0%

Grade Distribution (6,401 total graded)

6,401Total
PSA 105,49285.8%
PSA 972511.3%
PSA 81101.7%
PSA 7200.3%
Below 7540.8%
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