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Charmeleon #53/ADV-P

Charmeleon #53/ADV-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #053 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.91
Expected Value
$152.46
Net Profit
$294.09
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
+1642%
Sales / Yr
23

Only 23 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
$2.91
BGS 10
$675.00
PSA 10
$519.48
CGC 10
$312.00
SGC 10
$312.00
9
$116.05
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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (151 total graded)

151Total
PSA 106845.0%
PSA 93724.5%
PSA 81912.6%
PSA 774.6%
Below 72013.2%
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