Best Ditto Cards to Grade
The Ditto 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: Ditto (Boundaries Crossed) at an expected +$2,704.
Ranked by expected profit 18
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,704 per submission: 18.8% of 64 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,620), and a PSA 9 ($3,670) still clears the $1,190 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $65 | $3,670 | $10,620 | $1,125 | +$9,430 | 18.8% | +$2,704 | 64 medium |
| 2 | Expected +$514 per submission: 8.8% of 249 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,800), and a PSA 9 ($475) still clears the $805 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $128 | $475 | $5,800 | $677 | +$4,996 | 8.8% | +$514 | 249 high |
| 3 | Expected +$273 per submission: 31.5% of 222 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $180 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $225 | $1,000 | $90 | +$820 | 31.5% | +$273 | 222 high |
| 4 | Expected +$223 per submission: 0.4% of 245 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($817), and a PSA 9 ($542) still clears the $198 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $542 | $817 | $88 | +$618 | 0.4% | +$223 | 245 high |
| 5 | Expected +$197 per submission: 15.1% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,290), and a PSA 9 ($336) still clears the $188 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $336 | $1,290 | $113 | +$1,102 | 15.1% | +$197 | 152 high |
| 6 | Expected +$185 per submission: 13.9% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,604), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $170 | $1,604 | $235 | +$1,349 | 13.9% | +$185 | 288 high |
| 7 | Expected +$93 per submission: 44.8% of 1,148 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($410), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $70 | $410 | $84 | +$282 | 44.8% | +$93 | 1,148 high |
| 8 | Expected +$76 per submission: 27% of 2,808 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $45 | $550 | $85 | +$446 | 27% | +$76 | 2,808 high |
| 9 | Expected +$69 per submission: 12.3% of 415 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($730), and a PSA 9 ($115) still clears the $92 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $115 | $730 | $87 | +$637 | 12.3% | +$69 | 415 high |
| 10 | Expected +$68 per submission: 7.6% of 1,707 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($190) still clears the $189 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $74 | $190 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,311 | 7.6% | +$68 | 1,707 high |
| 11 | Expected +$68 per submission: 26.8% of 653 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($468), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $53 | $468 | $85 | +$373 | 26.8% | +$68 | 653 high |
| 12 | Expected +$10 per submission: 2.1% of 5,410 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,274), and a PSA 9 ($185) still clears the $282 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $185 | $2,274 | $242 | +$1,993 | 2.1% | +$10 | 5,410 high |
| 13 | Expected +$3 per submission: 76.3% of 2,295 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($124), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $22 | $124 | $81 | +$28 | 76.3% | +$3 | 2,295 high |
| 14 | Expected +$1 per submission: 69.8% of 2,128 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $27 | $120 | $81 | +$30 | 69.8% | +$1 | 2,128 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 14.5% of 179 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($320), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $138 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $150 | $320 | $83 | +$182 | 14.5% | −$2 | 179 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 13.3% of 752 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($355), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $51 | $355 | $84 | +$258 | 13.3% | −$16 | 752 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$54 per submission: 8.3% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($170), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $20 | $50 | $170 | $82 | +$68 | 8.3% | −$54 | 12 low |
| 18 | Expected loss −$72 per submission: 4.2% of 24 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($152), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $22 | $29 | $152 | $82 | +$48 | 4.2% | −$72 | 24 low |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | $102 | — | $5,640 | $675 | +$4,863 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 20 | $88 | — | $3,480 | $404 | +$2,988 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 21 | $165 | — | $2,800 | $397 | +$2,238 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 22 | $53 | — | $2,550 | $395 | +$2,102 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 23 | $64 | — | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,697 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 24 | $60 | — | $1,680 | $236 | +$1,384 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 25 | $54 | — | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,331 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 26 | $65 | — | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,320 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 27 | $33 | — | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,055 | — | — | 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 Ditto ranking
Every Ditto card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 27 Ditto printings pass. 18 of them (67%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 14 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 Ditto from Boundaries Crossed, gems 18.8% of the time across 64 graded copies: +$2,704 is what a long run of submissions would average, $9,430 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Ditto cards is 14.5%. Roughly one submitted copy in 7 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 18 ranked cards, 10 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 8 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 15 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
9 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Ditto from Delta Species at +$4,863.
Before you submit a Ditto 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 Ditto card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.