Best Ninetales Cards to Grade
The Ninetales 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: Ninetales (Expedition Base Set) at an expected +$1,578.
Ranked by expected profit 28
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,578 per submission: 9.6% of 763 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,300), and a PSA 9 ($1,140) still clears the $1,288 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $126 | $1,140 | $14,300 | $1,162 | +$13,012 | 9.6% | +$1,578 | 763 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,212 per submission: 7.7% of 729 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,007), and a PSA 9 ($2,200) still clears the $1,010 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $301 | $2,200 | $9,007 | $709 | +$7,997 | 7.7% | +$1,212 | 729 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,185 per submission: 9.2% of 1,134 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($12,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,470) still clears the $1,518 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $379 | $1,470 | $12,000 | $1,139 | +$10,482 | 9.2% | +$1,185 | 1,134 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,104 per submission: 6.5% of 324 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,400), and a PSA 9 ($360) still clears the $1,243 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $360 | $17,400 | $1,193 | +$16,157 | 6.5% | +$1,104 | 324 high |
| 5 | Expected +$673 per submission: 4.5% of 1,030 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,300), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,282 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $150 | $1,000 | $11,300 | $1,132 | +$10,018 | 4.5% | +$673 | 1,030 high |
| 6 | Expected +$544 per submission: 2.2% of 668 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($24,600), and a PSA 9 ($220) still clears the $1,290 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $220 | $24,600 | $1,265 | +$23,310 | 2.2% | +$544 | 668 high |
| 7 | Expected +$532 per submission: 19.4% of 108 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $413 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $75 | $3,360 | $403 | +$2,947 | 19.4% | +$532 | 108 high |
| 8 | Expected +$274 per submission: 2.7% of 376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,500), and a PSA 9 ($995) still clears the $962 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $278 | $995 | $6,500 | $684 | +$5,538 | 2.7% | +$274 | 376 high |
| 9 | Expected +$111 per submission: 35.6% of 450 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($528), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $104 | $528 | $85 | +$399 | 35.6% | +$111 | 450 high |
| 10 | Expected +$101 per submission: 33.2% of 256 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($474), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $100 | $474 | $85 | +$358 | 33.2% | +$101 | 256 high |
| 11 | Expected +$85 per submission: 39% of 469 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($497), and only a PSA 10 covers the $171 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $86 | $108 | $497 | $85 | +$326 | 39% | +$85 | 469 high |
| 12 | Expected +$78 per submission: 2.3% of 20,731 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,350), and a PSA 9 ($444) still clears the $269 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $444 | $2,350 | $243 | +$2,082 | 2.3% | +$78 | 20,731 high |
| 13 | Expected +$76 per submission: 2.5% of 3,451 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,680), and a PSA 9 ($199) still clears the $448 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $199 | $4,680 | $416 | +$4,232 | 2.5% | +$76 | 3,451 high |
| 14 | Expected +$76 per submission: 9.9% of 71 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,525), and only a PSA 10 covers the $248 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $14 | $56 | $1,525 | $234 | +$1,277 | 9.9% | +$76 | 71 medium |
| 15 | Expected +$62 per submission: 37.6% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($403), and only a PSA 10 covers the $119 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $51 | $403 | $84 | +$284 | 37.6% | +$62 | 338 high |
| 16 | Expected +$49 per submission: 9% of 2,358 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,370), and only a PSA 10 covers the $203 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $89 | $145 | $1,370 | $114 | +$1,167 | 9% | +$49 | 2,358 high |
| 17 | Expected +$39 per submission: 6% of 1,459 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $246 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $28 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,754 | 6% | +$39 | 1,459 high |
| 18 | Expected +$38 per submission: 41.3% of 661 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($276), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $79 | $276 | $83 | +$165 | 41.3% | +$38 | 661 high |
| 19 | Expected +$25 per submission: 42.6% of 195 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $58 | $250 | $82 | +$143 | 42.6% | +$25 | 195 high |
| 20 | Expected +$22 per submission: 17.6% of 204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $109 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $48 | $550 | $85 | +$441 | 17.6% | +$22 | 204 high |
| 21 | Expected +$0 per submission: 66.4% of 645 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $110 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $37 | $150 | $81 | +$40 | 66.4% | +$0 | 645 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 13.8% of 203 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $74 | $400 | $84 | +$296 | 13.8% | −$3 | 203 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 44.4% of 270 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $27 | $150 | $81 | +$57 | 44.4% | −$13 | 270 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 22.4% of 20,868 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($306), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $50 | $306 | $83 | +$185 | 22.4% | −$15 | 20,868 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 17.8% of 309 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $45 | $240 | $82 | +$152 | 17.8% | −$15 | 309 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 70.2% of 5,723 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $44 | $125 | $81 | +$4 | 70.2% | −$21 | 5,723 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 36% of 3,759 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($116), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $30 | $116 | $81 | +$20 | 36% | −$37 | 3,759 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$61 per submission: 15.3% of 249 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($90), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $23 | $90 | $81 | +$2 | 15.3% | −$61 | 249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | $29 | — | $507 | $85 | +$393 | — | — | 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 Ninetales ranking
Every Ninetales card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 29 Ninetales printings pass. 28 of them (97%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 20 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 Ninetales from Expedition Base Set, gems 9.6% of the time across 763 graded copies: +$1,578 is what a long run of submissions would average, $13,012 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Ninetales cards is 17.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 6 came back PSA 10, and most rows here need that PSA 10 to cover raw price plus fee, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 28 ranked cards, 9 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 19 need a 10 to break even and 7 lose money on expectation. 27 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 Ninetales from BW Black Star Promos at +$393.
Before you submit a Ninetales 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 Ninetales card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.