Best Scizor Cards to Grade
The Scizor 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: Scizor ex (Unseen Forces) at an expected +$1,870.
Ranked by expected profit 21
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,870 per submission: 6.4% of 560 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($22,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,048) still clears the $1,534 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $295 | $2,048 | $22,000 | $1,239 | +$20,466 | 6.4% | +$1,870 | 560 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,805 per submission: 10.5% of 922 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,200) still clears the $1,478 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $299 | $1,200 | $16,000 | $1,179 | +$14,522 | 10.5% | +$1,805 | 922 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,478 per submission: 9.3% of 921 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,050) still clears the $1,871 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $702 | $2,050 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,129 | 9.3% | +$1,478 | 921 high |
| 4 | Expected +$921 per submission: 3% of 878 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,229) still clears the $1,336 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $107 | $1,229 | $21,000 | $1,229 | +$19,664 | 3% | +$921 | 878 high |
| 5 | Expected +$379 per submission: 21.5% of 1,369 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $268 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $80 | $2,200 | $241 | +$1,932 | 21.5% | +$379 | 1,369 high |
| 6 | Expected +$320 per submission: 4.5% of 376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,560), and a PSA 9 ($490) still clears the $472 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $57 | $490 | $4,560 | $415 | +$4,088 | 4.5% | +$320 | 376 high |
| 7 | Expected +$218 per submission: 51.7% of 348 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $68 | $600 | $86 | +$477 | 51.7% | +$218 | 348 high |
| 8 | Expected +$192 per submission: 47.4% of 342 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($674), and only a PSA 10 covers the $166 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $79 | $74 | $674 | $87 | +$509 | 47.4% | +$192 | 342 high |
| 9 | Expected +$186 per submission: 32.9% of 1,922 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($765), and only a PSA 10 covers the $124 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $115 | $765 | $88 | +$641 | 32.9% | +$186 | 1,922 high |
| 10 | Expected +$109 per submission: 34.5% of 293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($499), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $117 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $130 | $499 | $85 | +$382 | 34.5% | +$109 | 293 high |
| 11 | Expected +$70 per submission: 2.6% of 1,074 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,640), and a PSA 9 ($420) still clears the $915 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $240 | $420 | $5,640 | $675 | +$4,725 | 2.6% | +$70 | 1,074 high |
| 12 | Expected +$68 per submission: 46.1% of 245 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($290), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $60 | $290 | $83 | +$200 | 46.1% | +$68 | 245 high |
| 13 | Expected +$16 per submission: 32% of 147 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($402), and only a PSA 10 covers the $154 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $71 | $402 | $84 | +$248 | 32% | +$16 | 147 high |
| 14 | Expected +$3 per submission: 15.1% of 192 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($412), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $47 | $412 | $84 | +$317 | 15.1% | +$3 | 192 high |
| 15 | Expected +$-0 per submission: 56.2% of 452 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($132), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $40 | $132 | $81 | +$41 | 56.2% | +$0 | 452 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 11.7% of 539 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $43 | $450 | $84 | +$349 | 11.7% | −$16 | 539 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$18 per submission: 1.2% of 1,627 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,026), and a PSA 9 ($377) still clears the $320 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $81 | $377 | $2,026 | $239 | +$1,706 | 1.2% | −$18 | 1,627 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 15.1% of 9,394 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $35 | $360 | $84 | +$261 | 15.1% | −$19 | 9,394 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$24 per submission: 21.4% of 14 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($145), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $10 | $53 | $145 | $81 | +$54 | 21.4% | −$24 | 14 low |
| 20 | Expected loss −$58 per submission: 4.8% of 166 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($225), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $50 | $225 | $82 | +$137 | 4.8% | −$58 | 166 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$80 per submission: 0% of 20 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($660), and a PSA 9 ($228) still clears the $99 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $12 | $228 | $660 | $87 | +$561 | 0% | −$80 | 20 low |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | $17 | — | $796 | $88 | +$691 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 23 | $13 | — | $104 | $81 | +$10 | — | — | 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 Scizor ranking
Every Scizor card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 23 Scizor printings pass. 21 of them (91%) 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 Scizor ex from Unseen Forces, gems 6.4% of the time across 560 graded copies: +$1,870 is what a long run of submissions would average, $20,466 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Scizor cards is 15.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 7 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 21 ranked cards, 9 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 12 need a 10 to break even and 6 lose money on expectation. 19 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
2 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Scizor from Wizards Black Star Promos at +$691.
Before you submit a Scizor 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 Scizor card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.