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Charmander #1

Charmander #1

Pokemon Dragon Majesty · #1 · Base · Sep 2018

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.83
Expected Value
$28.06
Net Profit
$93.17
Gem Rate
19.0%
ROI
+470%
Sales / Yr
246

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 84 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 19% — 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
$4.83
BGS 10
$244.00
PSA 10
$187.96
CGC 10
$113.00
SGC 10
$113.00
9
$45.00
8
$26.24
BGS 9.5
$21.00
7
$10.00
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19.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (84 total graded)

84Total
PSA 101619.0%
PSA 93946.4%
PSA 81315.5%
PSA 789.5%
Below 767.1%
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