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Firebreather #119

Firebreather #119

Pokemon Phantasmal Flames · #119 · Ultra Rare · Nov 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.25
Expected Value
$-1.17
Net Profit
$-0.61
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
-4%
Sales / Yr
314

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.61 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
$75.00
PSA 10
$34.00
SGC 10
$20.00
9
$16.40
CGC 10
$15.64
BGS 9.5
$10.00
8
$8.82
7
$7.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
35 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 43.0%

Grade Distribution (53 total graded)

53Total
PSA 102445.3%
PSA 92343.4%
PSA 847.5%
PSA 723.8%
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