Pikachu #8
Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #008 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$87.62
Expected Value
$-21.11
Net Profit
$-14.65
Gem Rate
84.0%
ROI
-14%
Sales / Yr
347
Even a PSA 10 would lose $14.65 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
$87.62
BGS 10
$265.00
PSA 10
$203.99
SGC 10
$122.00
CGC 10
$87.97
9
$49.32
BGS 9.5
$34.00
8
$21.51
84.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
446 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 85.0%
Grade Distribution (9,639 total graded)
9,639Total
PSA 108,10984.1%
PSA 91,40114.5%
PSA 81031.1%
PSA 7110.1%
Below 7150.2%