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Charizard #3

Charizard #3

Pokemon Legendary Collection · #3 · Base · May 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$103.81
Expected Value
$118.42
Net Profit
$1,173.61
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+988%
Sales / Yr
198

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$103.81
BGS 10
$6,302.00
PSA 10
$4,848.00
SGC 10
$2,909.00
CGC 10
$1,292.42
9
$649.99
BGS 9.5
$500.00
8
$300.00
7
$240.00
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2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+104 graded in 30 days
+288 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,392 total graded)

4,392Total
PSA 10872.0%
PSA 954112.3%
PSA 861013.9%
PSA 749511.3%
Below 72,58258.8%
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