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Charizard [Shadowless] #4

Charizard [Shadowless] #4

Pokemon Base Set · #4 · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$820.49
Expected Value
$1,242.45
Net Profit
$11,543.35
Gem Rate
0.4%
ROI
+1382%
Sales / Yr
385

The gem rate is only 0% — 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
$820.49
BGS 10
$39,130.00
PSA 10
$30,100.00
SGC 10
$18,060.00
CGC 10
$12,378.84
9
$10,000.00
BGS 9.5
$9,280.00
8
$4,300.00
7
$3,199.00
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0%100%
0.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+234 graded in 30 days
+509 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (14,147 total graded)

14,147Total
PSA 10580.4%
PSA 98526.0%
PSA 81,50610.6%
PSA 71,70612.1%
Below 79,75068.9%
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