Best Celebi Cards to Grade
The Celebi cards worth grading, ranked by expected profit per submission — every grade outcome weighted by how often the card actually receives it — after current grading fees. The PSA 10 best case is shown on every row but does not decide the order. Top pick: Celebi (Skyridge) at an expected +$11,787.
Ranked by expected profit 26
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$11,787 per submission: 19.3% of 1,128 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($60,000), and a PSA 9 ($10,800) still clears the $6,889 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $3,270 | $10,800 | $60,000 | $3,619 | +$53,111 | 19.3% | +$11,787 | 1,128 high |
| 2 | Expected +$4,678 per submission: 4.1% of 2,475 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($78,000), and a PSA 9 ($9,353) still clears the $5,382 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,583 | $9,353 | $78,000 | $3,799 | +$72,618 | 4.1% | +$4,678 | 2,475 high |
| 3 | Expected +$2,982 per submission: 3.7% of 988 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($78,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $5,032 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,233 | $3,000 | $78,000 | $3,799 | +$72,968 | 3.7% | +$2,982 | 988 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,117 per submission: 17% of 147 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $859 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $170 | $500 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,141 | 17% | +$1,117 | 147 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,043 per submission: 6.1% of 2,010 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,400), and a PSA 9 ($1,500) still clears the $1,328 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $185 | $1,500 | $12,400 | $1,143 | +$11,072 | 6.1% | +$1,043 | 2,010 high |
| 6 | Expected +$769 per submission: 4.4% of 320 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($18,000), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $1,259 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $350 | $18,000 | $1,199 | +$16,741 | 4.4% | +$769 | 320 high |
| 7 | Expected +$674 per submission: 11.3% of 354 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($493) still clears the $452 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $493 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,548 | 11.3% | +$674 | 354 high |
| 8 | Expected +$440 per submission: 6.7% of 743 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,249), and a PSA 9 ($1,599) still clears the $1,282 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $591 | $1,599 | $7,249 | $691 | +$5,966 | 6.7% | +$440 | 743 high |
| 9 | Expected +$309 per submission: 12.4% of 476 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($190) still clears the $255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $190 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,245 | 12.4% | +$309 | 476 high |
| 10 | Expected +$286 per submission: 5.9% of 220 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,799), and a PSA 9 ($249) still clears the $437 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $249 | $4,799 | $417 | +$4,362 | 5.9% | +$286 | 220 high |
| 11 | Expected +$271 per submission: 33.6% of 8,871 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $193 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $82 | $130 | $1,100 | $111 | +$907 | 33.6% | +$271 | 8,871 high |
| 12 | Expected +$261 per submission: 5.8% of 1,413 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,888), and a PSA 9 ($279) still clears the $464 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $46 | $279 | $4,888 | $418 | +$4,424 | 5.8% | +$261 | 1,413 high |
| 13 | Expected +$253 per submission: 4.6% of 1,595 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($850) still clears the $484 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $850 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,016 | 4.6% | +$253 | 1,595 high |
| 14 | Expected +$146 per submission: 44.9% of 1,005 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($575), and only a PSA 10 covers the $182 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $96 | $130 | $575 | $86 | +$393 | 44.9% | +$146 | 1,005 high |
| 15 | Expected +$126 per submission: 2.3% of 1,950 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,151), and a PSA 9 ($456) still clears the $491 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $456 | $3,151 | $401 | +$2,660 | 2.3% | +$126 | 1,950 high |
| 16 | Expected +$98 per submission: 59.1% of 1,214 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($331), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $110 | $331 | $83 | +$198 | 59.1% | +$98 | 1,214 high |
| 17 | Expected +$80 per submission: 38.3% of 2,807 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($415), and only a PSA 10 covers the $134 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $100 | $415 | $84 | +$281 | 38.3% | +$80 | 2,807 high |
| 18 | Expected +$66 per submission: 0% of 69 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($60,000), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $3,748 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $129 | $700 | $60,000 | $3,619 | +$56,252 | 0% | +$66 | 69 medium |
| 19 | Expected +$35 per submission: 43.7% of 19,661 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($348), and only a PSA 10 covers the $163 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $84 | $348 | $83 | +$185 | 43.7% | +$35 | 19,661 high |
| 20 | Expected +$16 per submission: 2.5% of 159 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($569), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $101 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $250 | $569 | $86 | +$469 | 2.5% | +$16 | 159 high |
| 21 | Expected +$15 per submission: 14.8% of 142 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($427), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $77 | $427 | $84 | +$322 | 14.8% | +$15 | 142 high |
| 22 | Expected +$2 per submission: 72.3% of 1,005 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $28 | $140 | $81 | +$34 | 72.3% | +$2 | 1,005 high |
| 23 | Expected +$0 per submission: 21% of 248 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($293), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $75 | $293 | $83 | +$190 | 21% | +$0 | 248 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 6.8% of 292 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($338), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $50 | $338 | $83 | +$248 | 6.8% | −$25 | 292 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 59.8% of 767 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($97), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $26 | $97 | $81 | +$3 | 59.8% | −$27 | 767 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$45 per submission: 1.8% of 866 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($990), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $133 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $43 | $132 | $990 | $90 | +$857 | 1.8% | −$45 | 866 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 3
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | $40 | — | $5,400 | $673 | +$4,687 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 28 | $106 | — | $1,150 | $111 | +$933 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 29 | $30 | — | $203 | $82 | +$91 | — | — | none <10 |
Expected = every grade outcome weighted by its share of the card's graded population, minus the raw price and the grading cost (PSA tier fee for the graded value plus ~$20 round-trip shipping, fees as of 2026-09-26). Best case is the PSA 10 leg alone. Gem rates come from a self-selected population — collectors grade their cleanest copies — so read them as an upper bound. Raw is a blended market price, not a sale of your copy. Full method and filters on the grading index.
How to read the Celebi ranking
Every Celebi card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 29 Celebi printings pass. 26 of them (90%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 22 of those keep a positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by how often the card actually receives it.
The order is expected profit, not the PSA 10 best case, which rewards the widest raw-to-gem gap whether the card gems one time in two or one in fifty. Here the top row, the Celebi from Skyridge, gems 19.3% of the time across 1,128 graded copies: +$11,787 is what a long run of submissions would average, $53,111 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Celebi cards is 11.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 came back PSA 10, and most rows here still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the PSA 9 price does most of the work. Of the 26 ranked cards, 16 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 10 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 25 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
3 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Celebi from Wizards Black Star Promos at +$933.
Before you submit a Celebi card
Grading pays on condition. The four things every grader scores — centering, corners, edges and surface — can be checked at home before paying a fee, and a copy that is visibly off-centre or has a whitened corner will not gem whatever the population says. Those gem rates come from a self-selected population of clean copies, so a random copy does worse.
The cost column assumes a PSA submission at the tier covering the card's PSA 10 value, fees as of 2026-09-26, and raw is CardTrack's blended near-mint price, not a sale of your copy: pay more, or hold a lighter copy, and the break-even moves against you. Test a card with your own numbers in the ROI calculator, see the printings that fail the bar on the Celebi card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.