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Charmeleon #2

Charmeleon #2

Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #002 · Base · Dec 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.95
Expected Value
$0.75
Net Profit
$2.04
Gem Rate
80.0%
ROI
+9%
Sales / Yr
399

PSA 10 profit of $2.04 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$7.95
BGS 10
$85.00
PSA 10
$65.29
SGC 10
$39.00
CGC 10
$24.99
BGS 9.5
$24.00
9
$20.00
8
$11.49
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0%100%
80.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
235 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 81.0%

Grade Distribution (5,709 total graded)

5,709Total
PSA 104,58080.2%
PSA 996616.9%
PSA 81402.5%
PSA 7100.2%
Below 7130.2%
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