All 230 cards in Obsidian Flames are listed here, and 68 of them currently have enough PSA 10 sales history to score. 13 return over 100% on grading, while 44 don't repay the $90.00 it costs to send them even in a PSA 10. Among the cards with sale data, a mid-range one costs $1.21 raw and fetches $49.38 in a PSA 10 slab.
| Card | Raw | PSA 10 | ROG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard ex · Special Illustration Rare | $94.52 | $649.99 | 252% |
| Scizor · Illustration Rare | $13.37 | $349.00 | 238% |
| Cleffa · Illustration Rare | $34.65 | $405.00 | 225% |
| Lechonk · Illustration Rare | $10.58 | $299.99 | 198% |
| Scizor · Rare | $0.24 | $264.50 | 193% |
Return on Grading assumes a $80.00 grading fee plus $10.00 shipping. Prices update weekly.
Obsidian Flames is a Scarlet & Violet set released on August 11, 2023, between Paldea Evolved and 151. Its card list has 197 cards in the main set plus 33 secret rares numbered past the printed count.
Illustration Rares are where Obsidian Flames PSA 10 prices are strongest. The 12 with sale data have a median PSA 10 price of about $232, well above the Special Illustration Rares at about $97 and the Ultra Rares at about $44. Beyond the cards in the table above, Ninetales, Lechonk, Pidgeotto, Pidgey and Larvitar all sell for between about $220 and $306 in a PSA 10.
Among the Obsidian Flames secret rares, the Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex and the Hyper Rare Charizard ex, near $258 graded, carry most of the value. The rest are weaker than their PSA 10 prices suggest: Eiscue ex and Revavroom ex sell for about $95 to $100 in a PSA 10 but return close to nothing after fees. The 21 Double Rares have a median PSA 10 price near $30, and none returns better than about -31%.
On current prices it's Charizard ex, at a 252% Return on Grading. It sells for around $94.52 raw and $649.99 in a PSA 10, so the graded price covers the $90.00 it costs to grade and ship with room left over. Prices move weekly, so check the card page before you submit.
By graded price it's Charizard ex, selling for about $649.99 in a PSA 10. That isn't automatically the best card to grade - an expensive chase card usually costs a lot raw as well, which eats into the return.
Obsidian Flames has 230 cards, all of them listed and priced here. 68 currently have enough recent PSA 10 sales for us to score a Return on Grading; the rest are listed with their raw price until graded sales data comes through.
13 cards in Obsidian Flames currently return over 100% on grading, meaning a PSA 10 more than doubles the money you put in. A further 44 don't repay the $90.00 in fees even in a PSA 10, so it's a set to pick from rather than submit wholesale.
Every Return on Grading figure on this page assumes $80.00 for grading plus $10.00 for shipping, or $90.00 per card, matching PSA's Regular tier. You can change both in the calculator on any card page to match the tier and postage you actually use.
