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Pokémon cards worth grading over $120

Short answer: at least 15 English cards from 2021 onwards, priced $120 and up, show a positive expected profit after grading right now. Best is Giratina V #186 (Lost Origin), about $320.88 per card on average, with a 41% chance of a PSA 10.

Expensive cards, where one grade lower can wipe out the profit.

  1. 1Giratina V · #186Lost Origin$825.74 raw · PSA 10 $3,098 · 41% odds+$320.88
  2. 2Pikachu ex · #276Ascended Heroes$556.27 raw · PSA 10 $1,344 · 61% odds+$277.33
  3. 3Umbreon ex · #161Prismatic Evolutions$1,187 raw · PSA 10 $4,217 · 30% odds+$238.18
  4. 4Lugia V · #186Silver Tempest$445.17 raw · PSA 10 $1,177 · 55% odds+$194.16
  5. 5Mega Charizard X ex · #125Phantasmal Flames$559.54 raw · PSA 10 $1,216 · 60% odds+$171.46
  6. 6Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex · #231Destined Rivals$294.40 raw · PSA 10 $799.66 · 58% odds+$161.94
  7. 7Victini · #172White Flare$528.34 raw · PSA 10 $1,233 · 49% odds+$121.47
  8. 8Charizard ex · #199151$294.00 raw · PSA 10 $1,207 · 27% odds+$111.31
  9. 9Reshiram ex · #173White Flare$439.08 raw · PSA 10 $899.45 · 59% odds+$99.06
  10. 10Charizard V · #154Brilliant Stars$260.47 raw · PSA 10 $744.35 · 50% odds+$94.31
  11. 11Charizard · #3Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard$181.32 raw · PSA 10 $812.66 · 36% odds+$94.29
  12. 12Gengar VMAX · #271Fusion Strike$1,007 raw · PSA 10 $2,076 · 53% odds+$92.54
  13. 13Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex · #281Ascended Heroes$161.25 raw · PSA 10 $446.80 · 67% odds+$88.73
  14. 14Charizard · #4Celebrations$122.60 raw · PSA 10 $424.22 · 59% odds+$84.52
  15. 15Mega Darkrai ex · #116Pitch Black$136.62 raw · PSA 10 $446.67 · 55% odds+$79.27

Looks good, loses money

A big PSA 10 price $120 and up that most copies never reach. Average result after grading:

How this is calculated

For every card the chance of each PSA grade comes from the PSA population report. Each grade is multiplied by its price, lower grades count at 90% of the raw price, and the raw card, grading fee, shipping both ways and selling fees are subtracted. That gives an average result per card, not a promise: population reports lean towards the best copies, so a random raw card has lower odds. Cards worth under $10 and cards with low-confidence data are left out.

Looking at a different budget? under $30, $30 to $60 or $60 to $120. For a single set, open it on the sets page, and for the full monthly ranking see the grading report. You can also check one card with the PSA grading calculator, or browse live eBay finds for these cards.