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Charizard ex #134

Charizard ex #134

Pokemon Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame · #134

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$138.75
Expected Value
$83.78
Net Profit
$96.25
Gem Rate
88.7%
ROI
+63%
Sales / Yr
293

This card has strong grading potential — $96.25 profit if PSA 10 with a 89% gem rate and 293 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
$138.75
PSA 10
$471.91
BGS 10
$452.69
SGC 10
$283.00
CGC 10
$250.00
BGS 9.5
$249.00
9
$149.66
8
$90.00
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0%100%
88.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+345 graded in 30 days
+603 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (20,244 total graded)

20,244Total
PSA 1017,96188.7%
PSA 91,5897.8%
PSA 83241.6%
PSA 71350.7%
Below 72351.2%