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Heat Burner #101

Heat Burner #101

Pokemon Japanese Inferno X · #101 · Sep 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.25
Expected Value
$-7.80
Net Profit
$-6.25
Gem Rate
67.4%
ROI
-38%
Sales / Yr
79

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.25 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$1.25
BGS 10
$46.00
PSA 10
$35.62
SGC 10
$21.00
CGC 10
$10.00
BGS 9.5
$9.00
9
$7.76
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67.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (95 total graded)

95Total
PSA 106467.4%
PSA 91920.0%
PSA 899.5%
PSA 722.1%
Below 711.1%
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