
Charizard EX #XY29
Pokemon Promo · #XY29 · Base · Oct 2013
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$14.99
Expected Value
$8.90
Net Profit
$11.01
Gem Rate
25.0%
ROI
+37%
Sales / Yr
252
The gem rate is only 25% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $11.01 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
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
$14.99
BGS 10
$781.00
PSA 10
$600.55
SGC 10
$360.00
BGS 9.5
$91.82
9
$59.07
CGC 10
$41.00
8
$33.99
7
$27.00
25.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
31 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 3.0%
Grade Distribution (1,966 total graded)
1,966Total
PSA 1048524.7%
PSA 955428.2%
PSA 838019.3%
PSA 723712.1%
Below 730115.3%
