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Fire Energy [1st Edition] #98
Pokemon Base Set · #98 · Jun 1995
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$7.10
Expected Value
$31.95
Net Profit
$67.89
Gem Rate
22.9%
ROI
+307%
Sales / Yr
187
The gem rate is only 23% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
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
$7.10
BGS 10
$377.00
PSA 10
$290.00
SGC 10
$174.00
CGC 10
$89.99
9
$61.00
BGS 9.5
$49.00
8
$42.61
7
$16.96
22.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+17 graded in 30 days
+45 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (2,443 total graded)
2,443Total
PSA 1055922.9%
PSA 986035.2%
PSA 854322.2%
PSA 727711.3%
Below 71797.3%