Best Cards to Grade in the POP Era
The 88 best POP cards to grade across 9 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Umbreon ★ 017 leads at 16.8x ($4,551.43 raw vs $160,460.00 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 | Umbreon ★ 017 | $4,551.43 | $160,460.00 | 16.8x | ||
| 2 | Tauros 005 | $4.76 | $1,211.00 | 33.3% | 8 | 14.1x |
| 3 | Celebi ex 017 | $198.99 | $16,367.50 | 16.2% | 25 | 13.7x |
| 4 | Luxray 003 | $34.94 | $2,300.00 | 12.4x | ||
| 5 | Ampharos 001 | $28.15 | $1,925.00 | 4.8% | 1 | 10.8x |
| 6 | Mew 004 | $100.00 | $2,460.00 | 7.9% | 7 | 9.8x |
| 7 | Venusaur 006 | $33.20 | $3,370.29 | 18.4% | 19 | 8.8x |
| 8 | Entei 001 | $58.24 | $1,826.89 | 25.0% | 17 | 8.8x |
| 9 | Flygon 003 | $38.37 | $883.97 | 3.3% | 3 | 8.5x |
| 10 | Flareon 002 | $40.01 | $5,381.40 | 15.0% | 12 | 8.4x |
78 more POP cards are ranked for Pro members.