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Charmeleon #5

Charmeleon #5

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 · #005 · Reverse Holo · Sep 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.13
Expected Value
$-2.58
Net Profit
$-2.87
Gem Rate
28.0%
ROI
-18%
Sales / Yr
232

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.87 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$1.13
BGS 10
$136.00
PSA 10
$104.50
SGC 10
$63.00
9
$16.83
8
$16.50
BGS 9.5
$15.50
CGC 10
$13.26
7
$7.50
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28.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (161 total graded)

161Total
PSA 104528.0%
PSA 98854.7%
PSA 82515.5%
PSA 721.2%
Below 710.6%
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