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Chansey #3

Chansey #3

Pokemon Base Set · #3 · Base · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.41
Expected Value
$63.53
Net Profit
$666.59
Gem Rate
0.9%
ROI
+1995%
Sales / Yr
857

The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$18.41
BGS 10
$7,907.00
PSA 10
$6,082.19
SGC 10
$3,649.00
CGC 10
$700.00
9
$367.50
BGS 9.5
$200.00
8
$88.16
7
$54.65
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
0.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+227 graded in 30 days
+645 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (15,715 total graded)

15,715Total
PSA 101470.9%
PSA 92,09213.3%
PSA 84,01325.5%
PSA 73,41221.7%
Below 75,95837.9%
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