Grading Candidates

Ranked by gem-rate-weighted PSA 10 premium. 4,182 candidates.

Candidates

4,182

Total Potential Premium

$112.2k

before grading cost

Median Gem Rate

47.3%

Median Premium

$39.33

High confidence (gem rate ≥ 30%) Cheap gateway (raw ≤ $20) Home run (PSA 10 high to low, gem ≥ 15%) Low-pop bets (pop ≥ 20, ascending)

Service

Tier

Min Gem %

Max Raw $

Min Pop

How we compute this

Realistic profit = gem_rate × (psa10 − raw) − grading_cost.
Optimistic profit = (psa10 − raw) − grading_cost — i.e. assuming the card gets a 10.

Honest assumption: when the card doesn't grade a 10, we assume it recoups raw value at resale. We don't store PSA 9 / PSA 8 comps separately, so this simplifies the expected-value math. The page always shows both the realistic (gem-rate weighted) number and the optimistic (if it hits 10) number so you can see the spread.

Grading cost is resolved for the service and tier you pick. If a card's PSA 10 price exceeds a tier's max_value ceiling, we escalate to the next tier up to keep the quoted cost realistic.

Cards with fewer than 20 PSA-graded copies are flagged as low confidence — the gem rate is too noisy to trust. Raise or lower the "Min Pop" filter to taste.

PSA tiers

Value

$25.99

~65d

Regular

$49.99

~45d

Express

$100

~20d

Super Express

$200

~10d

Walk-Through

$400

~5d

Premium 1

$600

~5d

Premium 3

$1500

~3d

Premium 5

$3000

~3d

Premium 10

$5000

~3d

Chaos Gym

Chaos Gym

Gym Challenge · #102 · Rare

Raw $11.85 Gem 26.8% (56 graded) PSA 10 $58.94 Cost $26 Break-even 55.2%

Realistic

$-13.37

Optimistic

+$21.10

Kindler

Kindler

Brilliant Stars · #170 · Rare Ultra

Raw $1.23 Gem 37.0% (203 graded) PSA 10 $35.36 Cost $26 Break-even 76.2%

Realistic

$-13.38

Optimistic

+$8.14

Magikarp

Magikarp

Burning Shadows · #32 · Common

Raw $0.35 Gem 31.8% (44 graded) PSA 10 $39.95 Cost $26 Break-even 65.6%

Realistic

$-13.39

Optimistic

+$13.61

Honchkrow V

Honchkrow V

Brilliant Stars · #88 · Rare Holo V

Raw $0.88 Gem 36.9% (103 graded) PSA 10 $35.00 Cost $26 Break-even 76.2%

Realistic

$-13.40

Optimistic

+$8.13

Grapploct

Grapploct

Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV073 · Rare Shiny

Raw $1.66 Gem 39.5% (81 graded) PSA 10 $33.50 Cost $26 Break-even 81.6%

Realistic

$-13.41

Optimistic

+$5.85

Koga's Ekans

Koga's Ekans

Gym Challenge · #77 · Common

Raw $1.70 Gem 29.7% (64 graded) PSA 10 $44.00 Cost $26 Break-even 61.4%

Realistic

$-13.43

Optimistic

+$16.31

Hero's Medal

Hero's Medal

Vivid Voltage · #201 · Rare Secret

Raw $1.93 Gem 32.5% (834 graded) PSA 10 $40.58 Cost $26 Break-even 67.2%

Realistic

$-13.43

Optimistic

+$12.66

Mewtwo

Mewtwo

151 · #150 · Rare

Raw $2.91 Gem 30.5% (1,658 graded) PSA 10 $44.00 Cost $26 Break-even 63.3%

Realistic

$-13.47

Optimistic

+$15.10

Island Cave

Island Cave

Hidden Legends · #89 · Uncommon

Raw $1.24 Gem 15.0% (40 graded) PSA 10 $84.73 Cost $26 Break-even 31.1%

Realistic

$-13.47

Optimistic

+$57.50

Empoleon V

Empoleon V

Battle Styles · #40 · Rare Holo V

Raw $0.74 Gem 42.8% (138 graded) PSA 10 $30.00 Cost $26 Break-even 88.8%

Realistic

$-13.48

Optimistic

+$3.27

Hawlucha

Hawlucha

Roaring Skies · #39 · Common

Raw $0.23 Gem 38.5% (52 graded) PSA 10 $32.71 Cost $26 Break-even 80.0%

Realistic

$-13.50

Optimistic

+$6.49

Enamorus V

Enamorus V

Lost Origin · #82 · Rare Holo V

Raw $0.84 Gem 36.7% (169 graded) PSA 10 $34.76 Cost $26 Break-even 76.6%

Realistic

$-13.54

Optimistic

+$7.93

Alolan Raichu

Alolan Raichu

Unified Minds · #57 · Rare Holo

Raw $7.74 Gem 25.5% (98 graded) PSA 10 $56.50 Cost $26 Break-even 53.3%

Realistic

$-13.55

Optimistic

+$22.77

Binacle

Binacle

Roaring Skies · #38 · Common

Raw $0.13 Gem 39.7% (58 graded) PSA 10 $31.38 Cost $26 Break-even 83.2%

Realistic

$-13.60

Optimistic

+$5.26

Primeape

Primeape

FireRed & LeafGreen · #28 · Rare

Raw $1.93 Gem 17.9% (28 graded) PSA 10 $71.26 Cost $26 Break-even 37.5%

Realistic

$-13.61

Optimistic

+$43.34

Brock's Sandshrew

Brock's Sandshrew

Gym Heroes · #71 · Common

Raw $1.99 Gem 18.8% (96 graded) PSA 10 $68.01 Cost $26 Break-even 39.4%

Realistic

$-13.61

Optimistic

+$40.03

Frosmoth

Frosmoth

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH007 · Promo

Raw $75.76 Gem 28.0% (386 graded) PSA 10 $120.01 Cost $26 Break-even 58.7%

Realistic

$-13.61

Optimistic

+$18.26

Rayquaza Spirit Link

Rayquaza Spirit Link

Roaring Skies · #87 · Uncommon

Raw $0.81 Gem 23.3% (43 graded) PSA 10 $54.00 Cost $26 Break-even 48.9%

Realistic

$-13.62

Optimistic

+$27.20

Mega Diancie ex

Mega Diancie ex

Phantasmal Flames · #41 · Double Rare

Raw $0.69 Gem 37.1% (607 graded) PSA 10 $34.06 Cost $26 Break-even 77.9%

Realistic

$-13.62

Optimistic

+$7.38

Team Rocket's Porygon

Team Rocket's Porygon

Destined Rivals · #153 · Common

Raw $0.10 Gem 22.7% (22 graded) PSA 10 $54.46 Cost $26 Break-even 47.8%

Realistic

$-13.63

Optimistic

+$28.37

Fearow

Fearow

Roaring Skies · #66 · Uncommon

Raw $0.13 Gem 39.3% (28 graded) PSA 10 $31.52 Cost $26 Break-even 82.8%

Realistic

$-13.66

Optimistic

+$5.40

Swanna

Swanna

Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV096 · Rare Shiny

Raw $2.05 Gem 51.4% (105 graded) PSA 10 $26.00 Cost $26 Break-even 108.5%

Realistic

$-13.67

Optimistic

$-2.04

Altaria

Altaria

Roaring Skies · #53 · Uncommon

Raw $0.24 Gem 34.4% (32 graded) PSA 10 $36.03 Cost $26 Break-even 72.6%

Realistic

$-13.69

Optimistic

+$9.80

Snivy

Snivy

McDonald's Collection 2021 · #5

Raw $1.13 Gem 36.3% (658 graded) PSA 10 $34.99 Cost $26 Break-even 76.8%

Realistic

$-13.69

Optimistic

+$7.87

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