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Charizard EX #100

Charizard EX #100

Pokemon Flashfire · #100 · Base · Mar 2014

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$175.86
Expected Value
$198.53
Net Profit
$561.50
Gem Rate
4.5%
ROI
+294%
Sales / Yr
293

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$175.86
BGS 10
$11,384.00
PSA 10
$8,756.76
SGC 10
$5,254.00
BGS 9.5
$911.00
CGC 10
$752.36
9
$714.61
8
$313.75
7
$257.14
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0%100%
4.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+66 graded in 30 days
+190 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,055 total graded)

4,055Total
PSA 101844.5%
PSA 91,01024.9%
PSA 81,09327.0%
PSA 779919.7%
Below 789622.1%
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