Charmeleon #18

Pokemon Legendary Treasures · #18 · Base · Nov 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.78

Expected Value

$-1.07

Net Profit

$46.22

Gem Rate

13.8%

ROI

+222%

Sales / Yr

121

Negative expected value ($-1.07) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. Low grading population — gem rates based on only 29 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 14% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$5.78

BGS 10

$109.00

PSA 10

$83.60

CGC 10

$67.00

SGC 10

$50.00

BGS 9.5

$16.00

$15.05

$14.51

$7.50

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13.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 29 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (29 total graded)

29Total

PSA 10413.8%

PSA 9413.8%

PSA 81344.8%

PSA 7517.2%

Below 7310.3%