Charizard-GX
Burning Shadows · #150 · BGS Standard tier
| Comp price | $680 |
| Less raw cost | −$180 |
| Less BGS Standard fee | −$50 |
| Less return shipping | −$10 |
| Less eBay fee (13.25% + $0.30) | −$90 |
| NET | +$350 |
| ROI | +194% |
| Comp price | $300 |
| Less raw cost | −$180 |
| Less BGS Standard fee | −$50 |
| Less return shipping | −$10 |
| Less eBay fee (13.25% + $0.30) | −$40 |
| NET | +$20 |
| ROI | +11% |
| Comp price | $170 |
| Less raw cost | −$180 |
| Less BGS Standard fee | −$50 |
| Less return shipping | −$10 |
| Less eBay fee (13.25% + $0.30) | −$23 |
| NET | −$93 |
| ROI | −52% |
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Analysis
Charizard-GX sits in Burning Shadows, part of the Sun & Moon Era era on Cardboard Assets. Raw spot is $180 per the most recent PriceCharting loose comp, last refreshed May 4, 2026.
I'm scoring this a 62/100 — PLAY. The math: $346 expected value at BGS Standard tier, less raw cost $180, less $50 grading fee, less $10 return shipping, less $46 eBay fee = +$60 net per copy. ROI works out to 33% on the raw cost basis.
BGS Standard tier turnaround runs about 20 days. Annualized for capital velocity, that's roughly +609% APR — useful framing if you're thinking about this as a capital allocation, not a one-shot trade.
Pop velocity is muted (5.0% in 30d), which I read as a positive signal — the gem-rate denominator isn't ballooning, so existing PSA 10 comps should hold.
Sourcing raw: at $180, source on TCGplayer near-mint listings or eBay BIN. Pictures matter — request high-res scans of corners and edges before buying. Anything obviously off-center isn't a Grade 10 candidate.
Risk to size: grading is one-way. Grading fees aren't refundable, the round-trip eats 20 days of capital, and the comp data lags real-time market shifts. For comparable plays in the same era, look at Charizard-GX and Charizard-GX. Numbers above pull from PSA POP Report, recent eBay sold listings, and PriceCharting comps as of 2026-05-04.
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