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Charizard #136

Charizard #136

Pokemon Plasma Storm · #136 · Base · Feb 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$494.97
Expected Value
$1,927.42
Net Profit
$33,460.03
Gem Rate
2.6%
ROI
+6561%
Sales / Yr
259

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
$494.97
BGS 10
$73,603.00
PSA 10
$56,617.33
CGC 10
$33,970.00
SGC 10
$33,970.00
9
$3,449.01
8
$1,397.16
7
$993.00
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0%100%
2.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+56 graded in 30 days
+133 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,046 total graded)

3,046Total
PSA 10792.6%
PSA 974724.5%
PSA 890629.7%
PSA 749816.3%
Below 776925.2%
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