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Charizard #6

Charizard #6

Pokemon Expedition · #6 · Base · Sep 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$374.60
Expected Value
$549.89
Net Profit
$3,955.72
Gem Rate
1.4%
ROI
+1015%
Sales / Yr
226

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
$374.60
BGS 10
$10,400.00
PSA 10
$8,000.00
BGS 9.5
$5,168.15
SGC 10
$4,800.00
CGC 10
$4,345.32
9
$2,467.41
8
$1,199.50
7
$637.39
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1.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,248 total graded)

3,248Total
PSA 10451.4%
PSA 945914.1%
PSA 867320.7%
PSA 753416.4%
Below 71,50446.3%
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