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Charizard ex #228

Charizard ex #228

Pokemon Obsidian Flames · #228 · Hyper Rare · Aug 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$38.52
Expected Value
$18.34
Net Profit
$68.26
Gem Rate
26.6%
ROI
+128%
Sales / Yr
1,312

The gem rate is only 27% — 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
$38.52
BGS 10
$408.00
PSA 10
$313.63
CGC 10
$121.78
SGC 10
$102.50
9
$57.85
BGS 9.5
$52.00
8
$39.77
7
$32.00
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26.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (33,874 total graded)

33,874Total
PSA 109,01526.6%
PSA 916,90749.9%
PSA 86,23218.4%
PSA 71,0843.2%
Below 75371.6%
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