Charmander #1
Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #001 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$15.43
Expected Value
$-5.41
Net Profit
$-4.93
Gem Rate
82.0%
ROI
-16%
Sales / Yr
340
Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.93 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$15.43
BGS 10
$185.58
PSA 10
$62.20
CGC 10
$25.50
9
$23.24
BGS 9.5
$19.42
8
$19.37
SGC 10
$10.85
82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
277 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 91.0%
Grade Distribution (6,857 total graded)
6,857Total
PSA 105,61081.8%
PSA 91,08615.8%
PSA 81281.9%
PSA 7170.2%
Below 7140.2%