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Charizard EX #105

Charizard EX #105

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #105 · Base · Aug 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$383.96
Expected Value
$1,313.88
Net Profit
$4,976.04
Gem Rate
7.1%
ROI
+1247%
Sales / Yr
228

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$383.96
BGS 10
$17,282.00
PSA 10
$13,293.87
SGC 10
$7,976.00
CGC 10
$5,375.00
BGS 9.5
$4,950.00
9
$3,504.67
8
$1,860.46
7
$1,175.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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7.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+57 graded in 30 days
+84 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,340 total graded)

3,340Total
PSA 102377.1%
PSA 967920.3%
PSA 853316.0%
PSA 744213.2%
Below 71,40842.2%
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