Charmeleon #73
Pokemon Expedition · #73 · Base · Sep 2002
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$27.99
Expected Value
$-0.04
Net Profit
$82.01
Gem Rate
13.0%
ROI
+191%
Sales / Yr
108
Negative expected value ($-0.04) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 13% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$27.99
BGS 10
$312.00
PSA 10
$239.88
SGC 10
$144.00
CGC 10
$125.00
9
$51.09
BGS 9.5
$44.00
8
$19.25
7
$9.50
13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+17 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (292 total graded)
292Total
PSA 103813.0%
PSA 98930.5%
PSA 88328.4%
PSA 73512.0%
Below 74515.4%