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Charizard #SM226

Charizard #SM226

Pokemon Promo · #SM226 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$30.20
Expected Value
$39.43
Net Profit
$107.29
Gem Rate
5.0%
ROI
+237%
Sales / Yr
304

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$30.20
BGS 10
$1,476.00
PSA 10
$1,135.61
SGC 10
$681.00
CGC 10
$152.49
BGS 9.5
$116.00
9
$112.07
8
$76.50
7
$39.00
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0%100%
5.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
49 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (3,752 total graded)

3,752Total
PSA 101844.9%
PSA 91,57942.1%
PSA 81,03727.6%
PSA 742011.2%
Below 752414.0%
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