Charmander #44

Pokemon Promo · #044 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$62.00

Expected Value

$45.42

Net Profit

$131.09

Gem Rate

23.6%

ROI

+170%

Sales / Yr

1,395

The gem rate is only 24% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$62.00

BGS 10

$821.00

PSA 10

$631.81

CGC 10

$208.09

SGC 10

$130.00

$112.50

BGS 9.5

$87.15

$70.00

$61.00

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23.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (46,234 total graded)

46,234Total

PSA 1010,93123.6%

PSA 922,23248.1%

PSA 89,48020.5%

PSA 71,8554.0%

Below 71,6213.5%

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