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Charizard #136

Charizard #136

Pokemon Plasma Storm · #136 · Base · Feb 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$516.61
Expected Value
$1,307.50
Net Profit
$14,679.39
Gem Rate
2.6%
ROI
+2761%
Sales / Yr
255

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$516.61
BGS 10
$24,717.00
PSA 10
$19,013.14
CGC 10
$15,211.00
SGC 10
$11,408.00
9
$2,931.50
8
$1,374.24
7
$973.00
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0%100%
2.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+38 graded in 30 days
+117 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,977 total graded)

2,977Total
PSA 10782.6%
PSA 974725.1%
PSA 889730.1%
PSA 747716.0%
Below 773124.6%
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