Best Cards to Grade in the Platinum Era
The 6 best Platinum cards to grade across 5 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Charizard G 020 (Reverse Holo) leads at 20.1x ($67.46 raw vs $102,000.00 in PSA 10).
ROI is the PSA 10 price against the raw price plus grading cost and PSA's value-tier upcharge, from live market prices and PSA population data. Cards are ranked highest ROI first.
| Rank | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 pop | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charizard G 020 (Reverse Holo) | $67.46 | $102,000.00 | 16.7% | 119 | 20.1x |
| 2 | Charizard 001 | $114.35 | $10,000.00 | 14.6% | 396 | 14.0x |
| 3 | Charizard G 020 | $89.68 | $1,350.00 | 16.7% | 119 | 7.9x |
| 4 | Zapdos 012 | $17.90 | $569.00 | 63.2% | 332 | 6.8x |
| 5 | Charizard 001 (Reverse Holo) | $72.31 | $592.87 | 14.6% | 396 | 4.3x |
| 6 | Zapdos 012 (Reverse Holo) | $34.43 | $196.23 | 63.2% | 332 | 2.9x |