Rare Candy #23
Pokemon Japanese Classic: Charizard · #023 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.83
Expected Value
$-6.51
Net Profit
$-3.83
Gem Rate
41.0%
ROI
-23%
Sales / Yr
10
Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.83 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
$1.83
BGS 10
$21.00
PSA 10
$16.05
CGC 10
$13.00
SGC 10
$10.00
BGS 9.5
$10.00
9
$9.50
41.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 39 graded cards may be unreliable.
Grade Distribution (39 total graded)
39Total
PSA 101641.0%
PSA 92051.3%
PSA 837.7%