Best BREAKpoint Cards to Grade
The BREAKpoint 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: Gyarados-EX at an expected +$474.
Ranked by expected profit 23
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$474 per submission: 16.3% of 8,921 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,480), and a PSA 9 ($445) still clears the $605 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $201 | $445 | $3,480 | $404 | +$2,875 | 16.3% | +$474 | 8,921 high |
| 2 | Expected +$434 per submission: 20.8% of 2,872 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,399), and a PSA 9 ($252) still clears the $320 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $77 | $252 | $2,399 | $243 | +$2,079 | 20.8% | +$434 | 2,872 high |
| 3 | Expected +$345 per submission: 21.5% of 1,369 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,040), and only a PSA 10 covers the $266 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $80 | $2,040 | $239 | +$1,774 | 21.5% | +$345 | 1,369 high |
| 4 | Expected +$331 per submission: 22.6% of 2,093 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,800), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $287 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $170 | $1,800 | $237 | +$1,513 | 22.6% | +$331 | 2,093 high |
| 5 | Expected +$309 per submission: 18.9% of 2,863 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,072), and a PSA 9 ($189) still clears the $318 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $78 | $189 | $2,072 | $240 | +$1,754 | 18.9% | +$309 | 2,863 high |
| 6 | Expected +$298 per submission: 21.2% of 3,720 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,935), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $358 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $225 | $1,935 | $238 | +$1,577 | 21.2% | +$298 | 3,720 high |
| 7 | Expected +$266 per submission: 26% of 2,737 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,275), and a PSA 9 ($144) still clears the $166 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $53 | $144 | $1,275 | $113 | +$1,109 | 26% | +$266 | 2,737 high |
| 8 | Expected +$227 per submission: 32.9% of 1,922 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($900), and only a PSA 10 covers the $125 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $105 | $900 | $89 | +$775 | 32.9% | +$227 | 1,922 high |
| 9 | Expected +$210 per submission: 18.8% of 154 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $34 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,378 | 18.8% | +$210 | 154 high |
| 10 | Expected +$176 per submission: 23.2% of 928 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,088), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $52 | $1,088 | $111 | +$959 | 23.2% | +$176 | 928 high |
| 11 | Expected +$168 per submission: 24.8% of 157 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($954), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $51 | $954 | $90 | +$856 | 24.8% | +$168 | 157 high |
| 12 | Expected +$72 per submission: 9.7% of 650 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $145 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $80 | $1,400 | $114 | +$1,255 | 9.7% | +$72 | 650 high |
| 13 | Expected +$51 per submission: 19.4% of 191 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $45 | $600 | $86 | +$506 | 19.4% | +$51 | 191 high |
| 14 | Expected +$23 per submission: 26.5% of 3,400 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($415), and only a PSA 10 covers the $140 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $85 | $415 | $84 | +$275 | 26.5% | +$23 | 3,400 high |
| 15 | Expected +$6 per submission: 6.4% of 157 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($700), and a PSA 9 ($159) still clears the $97 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $159 | $700 | $87 | +$603 | 6.4% | +$6 | 157 high |
| 16 | Expected +$1 per submission: 3.8% of 133 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $90 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $125 | $180 | $82 | +$90 | 3.8% | +$1 | 133 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$13 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% | −$13 | 539 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 3.1% of 128 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,175), and a PSA 9 ($140) still clears the $133 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $140 | $1,175 | $112 | +$1,043 | 3.1% | −$17 | 128 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 20% of 10 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($103), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $7 | $73 | $103 | $81 | +$15 | 20% | −$22 | 10 low |
| 20 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 3% of 367 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $161 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $130 | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,039 | 3% | −$29 | 367 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 1.3% of 153 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,045), and a PSA 9 ($180) still clears the $295 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $180 | $2,045 | $239 | +$1,749 | 1.3% | −$30 | 153 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 2.7% of 225 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($900), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $90 | $900 | $89 | +$786 | 2.7% | −$39 | 225 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$40 per submission: 7.6% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $68 | $100 | $81 | +$13 | 7.6% | −$40 | 288 high |
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 BREAKpoint ranking
Every BREAKpoint card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 23 cards from the set pass. 23 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 16 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 Gyarados-EX from BREAKpoint, gems 16.3% of the time across 8,921 graded copies: +$474 is what a long run of submissions would average, $2,875 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled BREAKpoint cards is 18.9%. Roughly one submitted copy in 5 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 23 ranked cards, 10 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 13 need a 10 to break even and 7 lose money on expectation. 22 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a BREAKpoint 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 BREAKpoint card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.