Best Fossil Cards to Grade

The Fossil 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: Dragonite at +$12,856 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	DragoniteFossil #4 · 0.4% gem rate	$188	$13,600	$556	+$12,856	−$465
2	KabutopsFossil #9 · 0.7% gem rate	$41	$3,700	$232	+$3,427	−$195
3	GengarFossil #5 · 0.4% gem rate	$213	$3,720	$232	+$3,275	−$170
4	ArticunoFossil #2 · 0.7% gem rate	$79	$2,900	$224	+$2,597	−$184
5	DittoFossil #3 · 2.1% gem rate	$50	$2,085	$126	+$1,909	−$65
6	HaunterFossil #6 · 1.9% gem rate	$51	$1,750	$122	+$1,577	−$73
7	HitmonleeFossil #7 · 0.5% gem rate	$43	$1,612	$121	+$1,449	−$99
8	AerodactylFossil #1 · 1% gem rate	$42	$1,500	$120	+$1,338	−$90
9	RaichuFossil #14 · 0.7% gem rate	$44	$1,335	$118	+$1,173	−$96
10	DragoniteFossil #19 · 6.6% gem rate	$61	$1,225	$117	+$1,047	−$29
11	GengarFossil #20 · 7% gem rate	$25	$1,000	$90	+$885	+$6
12	HypnoFossil #8 · 1.4% gem rate	$40	$981	$90	+$851	−$64
13	ZapdosFossil #15 · 2.5% gem rate	$42	$851	$89	+$721	−$35
14	MoltresFossil #12 · 1.1% gem rate	$69	$736	$87	+$580	−$57
15	MukFossil #13 · 3.5% gem rate	$10	$455	$75	+$370	−$45
16	MagnetonFossil #11 · 2.8% gem rate	$19	$450	$74	+$356	−$44
17	ZapdosFossil #30 · 8.6% gem rate	$17	$425	$74	+$333	−$28
18	KabutoFossil #50 · 20.6% gem rate	$22	$338	$73	+$242	−$6
19	HaunterFossil #21 · 10.3% gem rate	$7	$316	$73	+$235	−$27
20	DittoFossil #18 · 13.3% gem rate	$9	$304	$73	+$222	−$24
21	MagnetonFossil #26 · 15.6% gem rate	$10	$300	$73	+$217	−$18
22	ArticunoFossil #17 · 7.8% gem rate	$9	$280	$73	+$198	−$40
23	MoltresFossil #27 · 8.7% gem rate	$10	$260	$73	+$178	−$40
24	RaichuFossil #29 · 11.1% gem rate	$17	$265	$73	+$175	−$39
25	KabutopsFossil #24 · 12% gem rate	$14	$233	$72	+$146	−$38
26	AerodactylFossil #16 · 11.4% gem rate	$16	$232	$72	+$143	−$41
27	HitmonleeFossil #22 · 13.7% gem rate	$10	$194	$72	+$112	−$37
28	HypnoFossil #23 · 13.1% gem rate	$11	$194	$72	+$111	−$39
29	MukFossil #28 · 12.4% gem rate	$9	$100	$71	+$19	−$39
30	LaprasFossil #25 · 9.7% gem rate	$19	$103	$71	+$14	−$55

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).

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