SV03: Obsidian Flames · 228/197
A raw Charizard ex - 228/197 from SV03: Obsidian Flames currently sells for about $36.39. Across 21 completed eBay sales, a PSA 10 has a median price of $320.00. After a $25 grading fee, a 10 would net roughly $258.61. But a Grade 9 (mixed graders) has a median of $57.50 across 25 sales — which works out to −$3.89 after fees. A 9 loses money at current prices. You need the 10. 9s are pooled across graders here — PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure.
| GRADE | MEDIAN | SALES ON RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| PSA10 | $320.00 | 21 sales |
| CGC10P | $329.50 | 8 sales |
| CGC10 | $129.99 | 9 sales |
| TAG10 | $256.50 | 8 sales |
| ACE10 | $158.29 | 9 sales |
| GRADE9.5 | $80.00 | 9 sales |
| GRADE9 | $57.50 | 25 sales |
| GRADE8 | $41.28 | 12 sales |
| GRADE7 | $41.00 | 8 sales |
| GRADE6 | $22.50 | 4 sales |
Knowing a card is worth grading is the easy half. PokeSnipez watches eBay around the clock and flags raw copies of this card closing below market — so you can actually make the trade, not just read about it.
See live grade snipes →Every figure on this page is an observed number. Raw prices come from TCGplayer; graded medians are completed eBay sales, shown with the sale count behind each one. We don't estimate, model, or fill in gaps — if a grade has no sales on record, it isn't listed. Grading outcomes are not guaranteed: most raw cards do not come back a 10, which is exactly why the 9-grade number is on this page. Where PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure we show its pooled 9 — PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC together — and label it as such rather than call it a PSA 9.