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Charizard EX #XY121

Charizard EX #XY121

Pokemon Promo · #XY121 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$90.00
Expected Value
$139.89
Net Profit
$410.96
Gem Rate
4.0%
ROI
+391%
Sales / Yr
658

The gem rate is only 4% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — verify on PSA

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
$90.00
BGS 10
$8,580.00
PSA 10
$6,600.00
SGC 10
$3,960.00
9
$603.71
CGC 10
$515.96
BGS 9.5
$480.53
8
$274.95
7
$184.25
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
4.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
326 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (9,962 total graded)

9,962Total
PSA 104084.1%
PSA 92,33123.4%
PSA 82,81828.3%
PSA 71,81318.2%
Below 72,53425.4%
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