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Charizard #3

Charizard #3

Pokemon Secret Wonders · #3 · Base · Nov 2007

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$100.15
Expected Value
$269.71
Net Profit
$2,384.85
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+2071%
Sales / Yr
234

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$100.15
BGS 10
$25,485.00
PSA 10
$19,604.18
SGC 10
$11,763.00
CGC 10
$2,500.00
BGS 9.5
$1,405.00
9
$1,113.21
8
$370.00
7
$255.00
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0%100%
2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+55 graded in 30 days
+149 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,546 total graded)

2,546Total
PSA 10512.0%
PSA 937714.8%
PSA 853921.2%
PSA 748519.0%
Below 71,07142.1%
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