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Charizard #54/ADV-P

Charizard #54/ADV-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #054 · Aug 1997

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Raw Price
$56.75
Expected Value
$132.46
Net Profit
$355.25
Gem Rate
33.0%
ROI
+495%
Sales / Yr
32

Only 32 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$56.75
BGS 10
$926.00
PSA 10
$712.38
CGC 10
$427.00
SGC 10
$427.00
BGS 9.5
$171.00
9
$155.37
8
$62.56
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33.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
12 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 17.0%

Grade Distribution (594 total graded)

594Total
PSA 1019532.8%
PSA 914223.9%
PSA 810517.7%
PSA 7366.1%
Below 711619.5%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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