Best Magneton Cards to Grade
The Magneton 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: Magneton (Skyridge) at an expected +$1,479.
Ranked by expected profit 15
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,479 per submission: 13.1% of 636 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,600), and a PSA 9 ($2,077) still clears the $1,040 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $335 | $2,077 | $8,600 | $705 | +$7,560 | 13.1% | +$1,479 | 636 high |
| 2 | Expected +$605 per submission: 17.5% of 542 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $516 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $117 | $700 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,484 | 17.5% | +$605 | 542 high |
| 3 | Expected +$592 per submission: 15.8% of 587 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,950), and a PSA 9 ($625) still clears the $636 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $227 | $625 | $3,950 | $409 | +$3,315 | 15.8% | +$592 | 587 high |
| 4 | Expected +$110 per submission: 47.5% of 141 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $118 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $80 | $400 | $84 | +$282 | 47.5% | +$110 | 141 high |
| 5 | Expected +$39 per submission: 40.5% of 131 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $35 | $300 | $83 | +$198 | 40.5% | +$39 | 131 high |
| 6 | Expected +$6 per submission: 1.5% of 12,886 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,150), and a PSA 9 ($254) still clears the $436 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $254 | $3,150 | $401 | +$2,715 | 1.5% | +$6 | 12,886 high |
| 7 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 30% of 30 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($203), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $53 | $203 | $82 | +$114 | 30% | −$5 | 30 medium |
| 8 | Expected loss −$9 per submission: 0.2% of 3,037 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $500 | $800 | $88 | +$673 | 0.2% | −$9 | 3,037 high |
| 9 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 0.9% of 2,805 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,960), and a PSA 9 ($245) still clears the $435 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $245 | $3,960 | $409 | +$3,525 | 0.9% | −$10 | 2,805 high |
| 10 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 15.6% of 643 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $50 | $300 | $83 | +$210 | 15.6% | −$16 | 643 high |
| 11 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 2.8% of 6,004 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $131 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $93 | $1,100 | $111 | +$969 | 2.8% | −$17 | 6,004 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 1.3% of 3,111 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,470), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $145 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $125 | $1,470 | $115 | +$1,325 | 1.3% | −$30 | 3,111 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 1.6% of 871 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,111), and a PSA 9 ($138) still clears the $146 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $138 | $1,111 | $111 | +$965 | 1.6% | −$31 | 871 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 10.5% of 294 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($305), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $35 | $305 | $83 | +$214 | 10.5% | −$38 | 294 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$41 per submission: 28.8% of 118 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($159), and only a PSA 10 covers the $137 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $91 | $159 | $82 | +$23 | 28.8% | −$41 | 118 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | $7 | — | $137 | $81 | +$49 | — | — | 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 Magneton ranking
Every Magneton card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 16 Magneton printings pass. 15 of them (94%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 6 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 Magneton from Skyridge, gems 13.1% of the time across 636 graded copies: +$1,479 is what a long run of submissions would average, $7,560 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Magneton cards is 13.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 8 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 15 ranked cards, 8 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 7 need a 10 to break even and 9 lose money on expectation. 14 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Magneton from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos at +$49.
Before you submit a Magneton 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 Magneton card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.