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Charmander [Pokemon Center] #44

Charmander [Pokemon Center] #44

Pokemon Promo · #044 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$204.75
Expected Value
$408.61
Net Profit
$1,080.25
Gem Rate
8.6%
ROI
+492%
Sales / Yr
411

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$204.75
BGS 10
$7,510.00
PSA 10
$5,776.87
SGC 10
$3,466.00
CGC 10
$1,300.00
9
$354.95
BGS 9.5
$236.25
8
$181.25
7
$100.25
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8.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+140 graded in 30 days
+407 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (7,890 total graded)

7,890Total
PSA 106788.6%
PSA 93,44643.7%
PSA 82,78335.3%
PSA 75667.2%
Below 73474.4%
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