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Dark Charizard #4

Dark Charizard #4

Pokemon Team Rocket · #4 · Base · May 1994

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$176.60
Expected Value
$183.77
Net Profit
$1,408.40
Gem Rate
0.9%
ROI
+735%
Sales / Yr
634

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
$176.60
BGS 10
$11,469.00
PSA 10
$8,822.02
SGC 10
$5,293.00
CGC 10
$1,600.00
9
$816.00
BGS 9.5
$710.00
8
$470.00
7
$370.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
0.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+450 graded in 30 days
+1,050 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (18,708 total graded)

18,708Total
PSA 101760.9%
PSA 92,40412.9%
PSA 84,27122.8%
PSA 73,50518.7%
Below 78,22043.9%
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