Cards Worth Chasing

Jungle Variants & errors — every card, ranked by upside

All 22 cards of Jungle Variants & errors, priced raw and at every grade and ranked by what a raw copy could be worth in a PSA 10 once you pay to grade it. 20 carry a rank; the others are listed with whatever is missing stated on the row.

Prices: PriceCharting sold-comp data, October 12, 2026 — refreshed monthly. The cost basis includes $59.99 to grade (PSA Standard, the cheapest tier you can buy). Populations are PSA-graded copies only — CGC is excluded so every share has one denominator.

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#137
1999 Jungle No Symbol Vaporeon #12/64

Vaporeon — No Symbol Jungle #12/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$45.42 raw → $12,000.67 PSA 10+$11,895 potential
Raw NM
$45.42
your cost basis
PSA 7
$97.00
PSA 8
$121.54
PSA 9
$599.99
PSA 10
$12,000.67
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$11,895
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
25.2%of graded copies
−$8loss
PSA 8
30.8%of graded copies
+$16profit
PSA 9
15.8%of graded copies
+$495profit
PSA 10
1.2%of graded copies
+$11,895profit
PSA 6 or below
27.1%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $45.42 and a PSA 10 has sold for $12,000.67 — +$11,895 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$8); the 9 is where it turns (+$495). 72.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 1.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,542 copies of this printing.

#215
1999 Jungle No Symbol Snorlax #11/64

Snorlax — No Symbol Jungle #11/64 · Ken Sugimori

$122.89 raw → $7,650.00 PSA 10+$7,467 potential
Raw NM
$122.89
your cost basis
PSA 7
$239.48
PSA 8
$325.00
PSA 9
$652.50
PSA 10
$7,650.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$7,467
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
20.7%of graded copies
+$57profit
PSA 8
29.9%of graded copies
+$142profit
PSA 9
18.1%of graded copies
+$470profit
PSA 10
2.1%of graded copies
+$7,467profit
PSA 6 or below
29.2%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $122.89 and a PSA 10 has sold for $7,650.00 — +$7,467 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 already clears the fee (+$57), so the downside is limited to what the raw copy cost. 70.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,732 copies of this printing.

#290
1999 Jungle No Symbol Kangaskhan #5/64

Kangaskhan — No Symbol Jungle #5/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$28.00 raw → $5,526.39 PSA 10+$5,438 potential
Raw NM
$28.00
your cost basis
PSA 7
$47.82
PSA 8
$72.00
PSA 9
$258.51
PSA 10
$5,526.39
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$5,438
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
17.0%of graded copies
−$40loss
PSA 8
33.0%of graded copies
−$16loss
PSA 9
23.4%of graded copies
+$171profit
PSA 10
2.1%of graded copies
+$5,438profit
PSA 6 or below
24.5%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $28.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $5,526.39 — +$5,438 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$171) but the 8 does not. 75.5% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,090 copies of this printing.

#483
1999 Jungle No Symbol Flareon #3/64

Flareon — No Symbol Jungle #3/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$72.04 raw → $2,910.18 PSA 10+$2,778 potential
Raw NM
$72.04
your cost basis
PSA 7
$70.93
PSA 8
$172.50
PSA 9
$348.75
PSA 10
$2,910.18
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$2,778
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
17.8%of graded copies
−$61loss
PSA 8
28.5%of graded copies
+$40profit
PSA 9
24.5%of graded copies
+$217profit
PSA 10
3.2%of graded copies
+$2,778profit
PSA 6 or below
26.1%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $72.04 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,910.18 — +$2,778 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$61); the 9 is where it turns (+$217). 73.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 3.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,775 copies of this printing.

#491
1999 Jungle No Symbol Jolteon #4/64

Jolteon — No Symbol Jungle #4/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$63.42 raw → $2,834.79 PSA 10+$2,711 potential
Raw NM
$63.42
your cost basis
PSA 7
$80.33
PSA 8
$155.00
PSA 9
$368.33
PSA 10
$2,834.79
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$2,711
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
20.2%of graded copies
−$43loss
PSA 8
29.2%of graded copies
+$32profit
PSA 9
20.8%of graded copies
+$245profit
PSA 10
1.7%of graded copies
+$2,711profit
PSA 6 or below
28.1%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $63.42 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,834.79 — +$2,711 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$43); the 9 is where it turns (+$245). 71.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 1.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,715 copies of this printing.

#541
1999 Jungle Scratch Error Pinsir #9/64

Pinsir — Scratch Error Jungle #9/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$58.82 raw → $2,495.00 PSA 10+$2,376 potential
Raw NM
$58.82
your cost basis
PSA 7
$111.00
PSA 8
$138.26
PSA 9
$207.64
PSA 10
$2,495.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$2,376
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays
No census
PriceCharting records no PSA-graded copies of this printing
odds unavailable
The distribution
no census

Raw copies cost $58.82 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,495.00 — +$2,376 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$8); the 9 is where it turns (+$89). PriceCharting records no PSA census for this printing, so there are no odds to quote — the figure above comes from its sold-comp data alone.

#561
1999 Jungle Gold Border Meowth #56/64

Meowth — Gold Border Jungle #56/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$29.55 raw → $2,380.17 PSA 10+$2,291 potential
Raw NM
$29.55
your cost basis
PSA 7
$169.21
PSA 8
$248.19
PSA 9
$663.00
PSA 10
$2,380.17
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$2,291
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays
No census
PriceCharting records no PSA-graded copies of this printing
odds unavailable
The distribution
no census

Raw copies cost $29.55 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,380.17 — +$2,291 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 already clears the fee (+$80), so the downside is limited to what the raw copy cost. PriceCharting records no PSA census for this printing, so there are no odds to quote — the figure above comes from its sold-comp data alone.

#624
1999 Jungle No Symbol Electrode #2/64

Electrode — No Symbol Jungle #2/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$19.99 raw → $2,034.25 PSA 10+$1,954 potential
Raw NM
$19.99
your cost basis
PSA 7
$32.75
PSA 8
$61.00
PSA 9
$162.39
PSA 10
$2,034.25
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,954
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
17.1%of graded copies
−$47loss
PSA 8
30.0%of graded copies
−$19loss
PSA 9
29.4%of graded copies
+$82profit
PSA 10
3.9%of graded copies
+$1,954profit
PSA 6 or below
19.6%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $19.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,034.25 — +$1,954 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$82) but the 8 does not. 80.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 3.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,098 copies of this printing.

#629
1999 Jungle No Symbol Scyther #10/64

Scyther — No Symbol Jungle #10/64 · Ken Sugimori

$50.52 raw → $2,025.00 PSA 10+$1,914 potential
Raw NM
$50.52
your cost basis
PSA 7
$79.32
PSA 8
$115.00
PSA 9
$211.45
PSA 10
$2,025.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,914
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
16.9%of graded copies
−$31loss
PSA 8
30.7%of graded copies
+$4profit
PSA 9
26.6%of graded copies
+$101profit
PSA 10
2.9%of graded copies
+$1,914profit
PSA 6 or below
22.9%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $50.52 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,025.00 — +$1,914 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$31); the 9 is where it turns (+$101). 77.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,434 copies of this printing.

#663
1999 Jungle No Symbol Victreebel #14/64

Victreebel — No Symbol Jungle #14/64 · Ken Sugimori

$26.57 raw → $1,825.00 PSA 10+$1,738 potential
Raw NM
$26.57
your cost basis
PSA 7
$43.70
PSA 8
$66.78
PSA 9
$140.00
PSA 10
$1,825.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,738
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
19.4%of graded copies
−$43loss
PSA 8
31.3%of graded copies
−$20loss
PSA 9
25.3%of graded copies
+$53profit
PSA 10
2.1%of graded copies
+$1,738profit
PSA 6 or below
21.9%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $26.57 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,825.00 — +$1,738 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$53) but the 8 does not. 78.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,029 copies of this printing.

#722
1999 Jungle W Stamp Pikachu #60/64

Pikachu — W Stamp Jungle #60/64 · Ken Sugimori

$128.11 raw → $1,650.76 PSA 10+$1,463 potential
Raw NM
$128.11
your cost basis
PSA 7
$88.55
PSA 8
$160.00
PSA 9
$384.29
PSA 10
$1,650.76
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,463
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays
No census
PriceCharting records no PSA-graded copies of this printing
odds unavailable
The distribution
no census

Raw copies cost $128.11 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,650.76 — +$1,463 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$196) but the 8 does not. PriceCharting records no PSA census for this printing, so there are no odds to quote — the figure above comes from its sold-comp data alone.

#733
1999 Jungle No Symbol Venomoth #13/64

Venomoth — No Symbol Jungle #13/64 · Ken Sugimori

$22.96 raw → $1,522.72 PSA 10+$1,440 potential
Raw NM
$22.96
your cost basis
PSA 7
$40.00
PSA 8
$64.68
PSA 9
$139.07
PSA 10
$1,522.72
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,440
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
20.8%of graded copies
−$43loss
PSA 8
29.8%of graded copies
−$18loss
PSA 9
24.9%of graded copies
+$56profit
PSA 10
2.6%of graded copies
+$1,440profit
PSA 6 or below
21.9%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $22.96 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,522.72 — +$1,440 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$56) but the 8 does not. 78.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,116 copies of this printing.

#738
1999 Jungle No Symbol Vileplume #15/64

Vileplume — No Symbol Jungle #15/64 · Keiji Kinebuchi

$25.60 raw → $1,499.99 PSA 10+$1,414 potential
Raw NM
$25.60
your cost basis
PSA 7
$34.90
PSA 8
$67.66
PSA 9
$127.87
PSA 10
$1,499.99
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,414
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
18.3%of graded copies
−$51loss
PSA 8
30.8%of graded copies
−$18loss
PSA 9
24.2%of graded copies
+$42profit
PSA 10
2.8%of graded copies
+$1,414profit
PSA 6 or below
23.8%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $25.60 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,499.99 — +$1,414 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$42) but the 8 does not. 76.2% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.8% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,129 copies of this printing.

#759
1999 Jungle No Symbol Pidgeot #8/64

Pidgeot — No Symbol Jungle #8/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$30.69 raw → $1,440.48 PSA 10+$1,350 potential
Raw NM
$30.69
your cost basis
PSA 7
$60.95
PSA 8
$81.54
PSA 9
$199.00
PSA 10
$1,440.48
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,350
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
20.5%of graded copies
−$30loss
PSA 8
30.8%of graded copies
−$9loss
PSA 9
22.8%of graded copies
+$108profit
PSA 10
2.6%of graded copies
+$1,350profit
PSA 6 or below
23.3%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $30.69 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,440.48 — +$1,350 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$108) but the 8 does not. 76.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,203 copies of this printing.

#773
1999 Jungle No Symbol Clefable #1/64

Clefable — No Symbol Jungle #1/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$30.74 raw → $1,370.18 PSA 10+$1,279 potential
Raw NM
$30.74
your cost basis
PSA 7
$55.00
PSA 8
$56.80
PSA 9
$129.99
PSA 10
$1,370.18
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$1,279
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
19.4%of graded copies
−$36loss
PSA 8
32.4%of graded copies
−$34loss
PSA 9
19.7%of graded copies
+$39profit
PSA 10
2.3%of graded copies
+$1,279profit
PSA 6 or below
26.2%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $30.74 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,370.18 — +$1,279 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$39) but the 8 does not. 73.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.3% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,235 copies of this printing.

#889
1999 Jungle No Symbol Mr. Mime #6/64

Mr. Mime — No Symbol Jungle #6/64 · Ken Sugimori

$27.49 raw → $1,050.00 PSA 10+$963 potential
Raw NM
$27.49
your cost basis
PSA 7
$47.45
PSA 8
$66.42
PSA 9
$142.94
PSA 10
$1,050.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$963
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
17.9%of graded copies
−$40loss
PSA 8
32.7%of graded copies
−$21loss
PSA 9
25.6%of graded copies
+$55profit
PSA 10
3.1%of graded copies
+$963profit
PSA 6 or below
20.7%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $27.49 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,050.00 — +$963 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$55) but the 8 does not. 79.3% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 3.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,190 copies of this printing.

#919
1999 Jungle No Symbol Wigglytuff #16/64

Wigglytuff — No Symbol Jungle #16/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$22.20 raw → $964.82 PSA 10+$883 potential
Raw NM
$22.20
your cost basis
PSA 7
$48.12
PSA 8
$96.87
PSA 9
$240.59
PSA 10
$964.82
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$883
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
21.4%of graded copies
−$34loss
PSA 8
30.5%of graded copies
+$15profit
PSA 9
23.5%of graded copies
+$158profit
PSA 10
1.8%of graded copies
+$883profit
PSA 6 or below
22.8%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $22.20 and a PSA 10 has sold for $964.82 — +$883 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$34); the 9 is where it turns (+$158). 77.2% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 1.8% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 969 copies of this printing.

#927
1999 Jungle No Symbol Nidoqueen #7/64

Nidoqueen — No Symbol Jungle #7/64 · Ken Sugimori

$23.23 raw → $950.00 PSA 10+$867 potential
Raw NM
$23.23
your cost basis
PSA 7
$42.00
PSA 8
$82.19
PSA 9
$190.00
PSA 10
$950.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$867
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
18.2%of graded copies
−$41loss
PSA 8
31.0%of graded copies
−$1loss
PSA 9
23.4%of graded copies
+$107profit
PSA 10
2.3%of graded copies
+$867profit
PSA 6 or below
25.1%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $23.23 and a PSA 10 has sold for $950.00 — +$867 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$107) but the 8 does not. 74.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.3% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,244 copies of this printing.

#964
1999 Jungle No Symbol Pinsir #9/64

Pinsir — No Symbol Jungle #9/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$27.98 raw → $860.00 PSA 10+$772 potential
Raw NM
$27.98
your cost basis
PSA 7
$51.00
PSA 8
$80.47
PSA 9
$226.92
PSA 10
$860.00
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$772
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
20.3%of graded copies
−$37loss
PSA 8
29.8%of graded copies
−$8loss
PSA 9
25.7%of graded copies
+$139profit
PSA 10
2.2%of graded copies
+$772profit
PSA 6 or below
21.9%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $27.98 and a PSA 10 has sold for $860.00 — +$772 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$139) but the 8 does not. 78.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 2.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,136 copies of this printing.

#1068
1999 Jungle D Edition Error Butterfree #33/64

Butterfree — D Edition Error Jungle #33/64 · Kagemaru Himeno

$34.65 raw → $704.32 PSA 10+$610 potential
Raw NM
$34.65
your cost basis
PSA 7
$65.40
PSA 8
$68.71
PSA 9
$96.30
PSA 10
$704.32
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
+$610
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
10.4%of graded copies
−$29loss
PSA 8
22.1%of graded copies
−$26loss
PSA 9
35.9%of graded copies
+$2profit
PSA 10
15.1%of graded copies
+$610profit
PSA 6 or below
16.5%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

Raw copies cost $34.65 and a PSA 10 has sold for $704.32 — +$610 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$2) but the 8 does not. 83.5% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 15.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,378 copies of this printing.

unranked
1999 Jungle Prerelease Clefable #1/64

Clefable — Prerelease Jungle #1/64 · Mitsuhiro Arita

$510.22 raw → — PSA 10— potential
Raw NM
$510.22
your cost basis
PSA 7
$949.18
PSA 8
$3,450.00
PSA 9
$3,795.00
PSA 10
—
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
—
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays, and how often it happens
PSA 7
30.8%of graded copies
no recent comp
PSA 8
8.9%of graded copies
no recent comp
PSA 9
1.1%of graded copies
no recent comp
PSA 10
0.0%of graded copies
no recent comp
PSA 6 or below
59.3%of graded copies
worth less than raw NM
The distribution — share of all PSA-graded copies
≤6
7
8
9

40.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 0.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 832 copies of this printing.

unranked
1999 Jungle Highlighter Error Snorlax #27/64

Snorlax — Highlighter Error Jungle #27/64 · Ken Sugimori

$119.22 raw → — PSA 10— potential
Raw NM
$119.22
your cost basis
PSA 7
$114.99
PSA 8
$374.50
PSA 9
$412.00
PSA 10
—
Potential value — PSA 10 price minus your cost
—
This is what sets the ranking.
What each grade pays
No census
PriceCharting records no PSA-graded copies of this printing
odds unavailable
The distribution
no census

PriceCharting records no PSA census for this printing, so there are no odds to quote — the figure above comes from its sold-comp data alone.

How to read this list — and why I built it this way

The ranking is by potential value — a card’s PSA 10 price minus what it costs to buy it raw and grade it. That is the size of the best-case prize, and it is deliberately simple. Set a price range and the list re-reads for your budget, so you are comparing the cards you could actually buy against each other instead of against the biggest card in the era.

Then read the odds. Every card shows its real chance of each grade, drawn from its own population rather than a rule of thumb, beside the profit at that grade. They will not sum to 100%: the rest of a card’s graded population sits at grade 6 or below, and that line is shown too, because a card that often lands there is a different proposition from one that does not. Read the two together — a large prize with poor odds is a lottery ticket, a smaller prize with good odds is a decision. Judging population and price side by side, on the cards your budget actually reaches, is how you work out what is worth chasing and what you want to collect.

ⓘ The method, stated plainly
Cost basis = raw NM price + $59.99 PSA fee. That is PSA's Standard tier, currently the lowest you can actually buy — the cheaper Value and Value Bulk tiers are paused as of September 2026. Shipping and insurance are excluded so the comparison stays consistent card to card; add your own for a specific copy. The ladder is PSA only: raw plus PSA 7, 8, 9 and 10. PSA does not issue half grades, so any 9.5 figure is BGS or CGC data and is left out. Population and grade odds are PSA population only — CGC copies are excluded, so every share on the page uses one denominator. Figures are occasionally rounded and may not total exactly.

Why potential value, and not a single blended return figure. A blended number hides both the size of the prize and the risk in it, so every card shows the odds of each grade right beside the profit at that grade, and you weigh the prize against the likelihood yourself. The population basis is PSA only for the same reason: one denominator, measured the same way on every card. CGC and BGS figures are real, but mixing three grading companies into one share makes the odds mean less. Shipping and insurance are excluded from the cost basis on purpose — they vary by where you live and how many cards you send, and consistency matters more here than completeness.

There is one catch, and it is the whole game: condition. To use this list well you have to be able to look at a raw card and estimate, roughly, what it would grade — and understand why graders penalize what they penalize. A card bought at a PSA 9 price in PSA 6 condition is a loss no matter how good its rank looks here. If that skill is new to you, the grading ROI guide covers the cost math and the pre-screen check; a dedicated condition guide is coming.

This is my perspective as a collector, not a promise of returns. Every figure on the page is a decision input, not a forecast.

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Before you spend $59.99, spend nothing. Check recent sold comps for the card's graded prices on 130point, and pre-screen the condition. A tool like CardGrader AI can flag the defects graders penalize — a free second opinion before a $60 decision. (That's an affiliate link: it costs you nothing and keeps the lights on here.) The full grading ROI guide covers the all-in cost math and the 3× buffer test.