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Best Celebrations Cards to Grade

The Celebrations cards where grading adds the most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Pikachu at +$1,076 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1PikachuPikachuCelebrations #5$6$1,199$117+$1,076
2MewMewCelebrations #25 · 55.7% gem rate$64$220$72+$84+$21
3Surfing Pikachu VMAXSurfing Pikachu VMAXCelebrations #9 · 75.8% gem rate$8$108$71+$29+$9
4Flying Pikachu VMAXFlying Pikachu VMAXCelebrations #7 · 72.3% gem rate$8$92$71+$13−$6

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).