Best Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos Cards to Grade
The Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 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: Paradise Resort at an expected +$512.
Ranked by expected profit 33
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$512 per submission: 34.8% of 431 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $999 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $600 | $400 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,001 | 34.8% | +$512 | 431 high |
| 2 | Expected +$492 per submission: 43.4% of 112,880 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,760), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,347 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $950 | $885 | $2,760 | $397 | +$1,413 | 43.4% | +$492 | 112,880 high |
| 3 | Expected +$125 per submission: 37.5% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($618), and only a PSA 10 covers the $142 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $53 | $618 | $86 | +$476 | 37.5% | +$125 | 152 high |
| 4 | Expected +$76 per submission: 58.7% of 499 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($225), and a PSA 9 ($225) still clears the $103 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $225 | $225 | $82 | +$122 | 58.7% | +$76 | 499 high |
| 5 | Expected +$60 per submission: 18.8% of 57,136 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $158 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $71 | $96 | $750 | $87 | +$592 | 18.8% | +$60 | 57,136 high |
| 6 | Expected +$53 per submission: 21.1% of 38,034 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $136 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $79 | $630 | $86 | +$494 | 21.1% | +$53 | 38,034 high |
| 7 | Expected +$48 per submission: 52.4% of 34,300 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($324), and only a PSA 10 covers the $163 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $86 | $324 | $83 | +$161 | 52.4% | +$48 | 34,300 high |
| 8 | Expected +$45 per submission: 53.6% of 2,112 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($225), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $35 | $225 | $82 | +$133 | 53.6% | +$45 | 2,112 high |
| 9 | Expected +$39 per submission: 33.6% of 110 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $37 | $350 | $83 | +$249 | 33.6% | +$39 | 110 high |
| 10 | Expected +$34 per submission: 40.1% of 36,240 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($378), and only a PSA 10 covers the $172 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $88 | $92 | $378 | $84 | +$206 | 40.1% | +$34 | 36,240 high |
| 11 | Expected +$6 per submission: 36.1% of 4,377 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($303), and only a PSA 10 covers the $138 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $55 | $303 | $83 | +$165 | 36.1% | +$6 | 4,377 high |
| 12 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 14.3% of 35 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($338), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $60 | $338 | $83 | +$243 | 14.3% | −$4 | 35 medium |
| 13 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 26.7% of 11,743 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($287), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $34 | $287 | $83 | +$181 | 26.7% | −$4 | 11,743 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 47.7% of 12,394 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($168), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $41 | $168 | $82 | +$64 | 47.7% | −$4 | 12,394 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 46.4% of 306 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $150 | $81 | +$59 | 46.4% | −$5 | 306 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$8 per submission: 50.2% of 15,827 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($141), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $42 | $141 | $81 | +$44 | 50.2% | −$8 | 15,827 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 36% of 17,649 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($198), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $40 | $198 | $82 | +$91 | 36% | −$10 | 17,649 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 55.9% of 18,970 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($147), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $45 | $147 | $81 | +$36 | 55.9% | −$10 | 18,970 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 33.5% of 803 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($190), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $14 | $190 | $82 | +$103 | 33.5% | −$13 | 803 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 21.5% of 18,812 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($269), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $37 | $269 | $83 | +$166 | 21.5% | −$16 | 18,812 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 16.6% of 5,352 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($285), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $30 | $285 | $83 | +$195 | 16.6% | −$19 | 5,352 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 12.4% of 145 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($144), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $75 | $144 | $81 | +$57 | 12.4% | −$25 | 145 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 4.6% of 307 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($152), and a PSA 9 ($123) still clears the $115 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $123 | $152 | $82 | +$37 | 4.6% | −$29 | 307 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$30 per submission: 32.6% of 1,783 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $26 | $200 | $82 | +$86 | 32.6% | −$30 | 1,783 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 12.3% of 73 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($210), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $65 | $210 | $82 | +$121 | 12.3% | −$35 | 73 medium |
| 26 | Expected loss −$36 per submission: 31.7% of 7,792 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $26 | $125 | $81 | +$32 | 31.7% | −$36 | 7,792 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 34.5% of 171 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($94), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $35 | $94 | $81 | +$3 | 34.5% | −$37 | 171 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 29.3% of 1,640 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($128), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $26 | $128 | $81 | +$29 | 29.3% | −$44 | 1,640 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 30.8% of 2,389 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($97), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $29 | $97 | $81 | +$5 | 30.8% | −$44 | 2,389 high |
| 30 | Expected loss −$51 per submission: 21.7% of 106 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $5 | $20 | $100 | $81 | +$13 | 21.7% | −$51 | 106 high |
| 31 | Expected loss −$57 per submission: 6.3% of 16 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($101), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $6 | $40 | $101 | $81 | +$14 | 6.3% | −$57 | 16 low |
| 32 | Expected loss −$60 per submission: 4.2% of 24 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($128), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $11 | $45 | $128 | $81 | +$35 | 4.2% | −$60 | 24 low |
| 33 | Expected loss −$61 per submission: 3.7% of 27 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($340), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $7 | $17 | $340 | $83 | +$250 | 3.7% | −$61 | 27 low |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 12
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.
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 Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos ranking
Every Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 45 cards from the set pass. 33 of them (73%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 11 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 Paradise Resort from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, gems 34.8% of the time across 431 graded copies: +$512 is what a long run of submissions would average, $2,001 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos cards is 32.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 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 33 ranked cards, 2 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 31 need a 10 to break even and 22 lose money on expectation. 28 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
12 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Charmander from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos at +$449.
Before you submit a Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 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 Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.