The PokeInvest Grade Report — June 2026
The 30 best cards to grade right now, ranked by expected profit after PSA fees, shipping, and eBay fees — not by hype.
Data as of 2026-07-29 · every card links to its live price page
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Top 30, ranked honestly
Expected profit per submission — gem-rate weighted across PSA 10 and PSA 9 outcomes, all fees included.
Best grades under $50
10 cards you can actually afford to buy raw this week and still profit.
"Don't grade it" traps
5 cards with juicy-looking spreads that will lose you money. Nobody else publishes these.
Bonus included: "How to Ship Your Cards to PSA"
The exact packaging process verified against PSA's official rules — the supply shopping list (~$25, covers 100+ submissions), the 5% penalty trap, the painter's-tape myth, and how to insure a $1,000 package. So you can actually act on the list.
Preview: 3 of the top 30
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | PSA 9 | Gem % | Pop | Sales | Net (10) | EV Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rayquaza VMAX #218
Evolving Skies
|
$1033.58 | $2851.30 | $1250.49 | 68% | 21739 | 1497 | $1366 | $924 |
| 2 |
Mewtwo & Mew GX #SM191
Promo
|
$290.76 | $1722.50 | $435.00 | 54% | 15222 | 1326 | $1125 | $610 |
| 3 |
Pikachu & Zekrom GX #SM168
Promo
|
$192.90 | $1817.86 | $349.53 | 41% | 10677 | 1060 | $1306 | $555 |
27 more ranked cards, the under-$50 list, the highest-gem-rate "easy tens", and the trap list
Unlock everything — $19How the ranking works
Every card is scored on expected profit per submission: the historical gem rate (PSA 10s as a share of total population) weights the PSA 10 outcome against the PSA 9 outcome, minus PSA's Regular fee, shipping, and eBay selling fees. The pool is filtered for liquidity (25+ recorded sales) and statistical significance (50+ graded population) — so every card on the list is one you can actually buy and actually sell.
PSA Value tiers are currently paused — unlike most "cards to grade" lists, our math uses the real Regular-tier fee. If a card only works at $24.99 grading, it's not on this list.
