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M Charizard EX #101

M Charizard EX #101

Pokemon Evolutions · #101 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$115.59
Expected Value
$100.25
Net Profit
$235.99
Gem Rate
42.0%
ROI
+181%
Sales / Yr
1,683

This card has strong grading potential — $235.99 profit if PSA 10 with a 42% gem rate and 1,683 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$115.59
BGS 10
$900.00
PSA 10
$590.00
CGC 10
$366.58
SGC 10
$236.50
BGS 9.5
$217.99
9
$144.95
8
$109.21
7
$100.00
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0%100%
42.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
639 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 22.0%

Grade Distribution (30,573 total graded)

30,573Total
PSA 1012,81941.9%
PSA 911,62338.0%
PSA 83,26710.7%
PSA 71,0953.6%
Below 71,6915.5%