Fire Energy #230
Pokemon Obsidian Flames · #230 · Hyper Rare · Aug 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$4.83
Expected Value
$-9.68
Net Profit
$-10.53
Gem Rate
22.3%
ROI
-53%
Sales / Yr
289
Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.53 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$68.00
PSA 10
$52.50
SGC 10
$17.25
BGS 9.5
$13.00
9
$11.51
8
$9.51
CGC 10
$9.30
7
$6.29
22.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+21 graded in 30 days
+47 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (1,203 total graded)
1,203Total
PSA 1026822.3%
PSA 958048.2%
PSA 826622.1%
PSA 7554.6%
Below 7272.2%