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Charmeleon #24

Charmeleon #24

Pokemon Vivid Voltage · #024 · Base · Nov 2020

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.32
Expected Value
$6.44
Net Profit
$14.68
Gem Rate
42.7%
ROI
+96%
Sales / Yr
207

PSA 10 profit of $14.68 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$0.32
BGS 10
$75.00
PSA 10
$36.91
CGC 10
$30.00
9
$16.00
8
$14.90
BGS 9.5
$12.00
7
$6.63
SGC 10
$3.26
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42.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (700 total graded)

700Total
PSA 1029942.7%
PSA 933848.3%
PSA 8557.9%
PSA 750.7%
Below 710.1%
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