Best Stormfront Cards to Grade
The Stormfront 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: Charmeleon at an expected +$1,954.
Ranked by expected profit 22
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,954 per submission: 4.1% of 821 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($43,920), and a PSA 9 ($1,035) still clears the $2,553 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $1,035 | $43,920 | $2,458 | +$41,367 | 4.1% | +$1,954 | 821 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,635 per submission: 4.6% of 605 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,900), and a PSA 9 ($4,351) still clears the $856 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $138 | $4,351 | $9,900 | $718 | +$9,044 | 4.6% | +$1,635 | 605 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,366 per submission: 5.3% of 374 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,200), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $1,230 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $2,000 | $16,200 | $1,181 | +$14,970 | 5.3% | +$1,366 | 374 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,327 per submission: 1.7% of 2,967 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,050), and a PSA 9 ($6,855) still clears the $1,460 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $340 | $6,855 | $10,050 | $1,120 | +$8,590 | 1.7% | +$1,327 | 2,967 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,024 per submission: 3.9% of 436 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $1,291 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $62 | $650 | $21,000 | $1,229 | +$19,709 | 3.9% | +$1,024 | 436 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,001 per submission: 2.3% of 384 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,250), and a PSA 9 ($978) still clears the $2,396 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $74 | $978 | $30,250 | $2,322 | +$27,854 | 2.3% | +$1,001 | 384 high |
| 7 | Expected +$919 per submission: 3.1% of 259 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,540), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $789 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $3,000 | $8,540 | $704 | +$7,750 | 3.1% | +$919 | 259 high |
| 8 | Expected +$569 per submission: 7.8% of 256 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,200), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $710 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $300 | $7,200 | $691 | +$6,490 | 7.8% | +$569 | 256 high |
| 9 | Expected +$541 per submission: 2.7% of 331 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,902), and a PSA 9 ($1,900) still clears the $775 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $67 | $1,900 | $8,902 | $708 | +$8,127 | 2.7% | +$541 | 331 high |
| 10 | Expected +$524 per submission: 3.8% of 399 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,663), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $756 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $750 | $8,663 | $706 | +$7,907 | 3.8% | +$524 | 399 high |
| 11 | Expected +$167 per submission: 2.2% of 898 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,700), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $579 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $183 | $1,000 | $2,700 | $396 | +$2,121 | 2.2% | +$167 | 898 high |
| 12 | Expected +$115 per submission: 2.7% of 146 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($810), and a PSA 9 ($361) still clears the $96 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $361 | $810 | $88 | +$714 | 2.7% | +$115 | 146 high |
| 13 | Expected +$63 per submission: 2.7% of 224 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($434), and a PSA 9 ($260) still clears the $103 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $260 | $434 | $84 | +$331 | 2.7% | +$63 | 224 high |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 10.8% of 37 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($117), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $76 | $117 | $81 | +$29 | 10.8% | −$29 | 37 medium |
| 16 | Expected loss −$36 per submission: 2.6% of 194 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($999), and a PSA 9 ($137) still clears the $105 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $137 | $999 | $90 | +$894 | 2.6% | −$36 | 194 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 10.1% of 109 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $55 | $96 | $81 | +$9 | 10.1% | −$37 | 109 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$42 per submission: 28.8% of 59 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($89), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $75 | $89 | $81 | +$1 | 28.8% | −$42 | 59 medium |
| 19 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 13.4% of 164 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($111), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $49 | $111 | $81 | +$18 | 13.4% | −$46 | 164 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 1.9% of 158 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $60 | $150 | $81 | +$49 | 1.9% | −$55 | 158 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$58 per submission: 14.3% of 21 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($140), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $6 | $14 | $140 | $81 | +$53 | 14.3% | −$58 | 21 low |
| 22 | Expected loss −$61 per submission: 5.3% of 57 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($149), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $54 | $149 | $81 | +$60 | 5.3% | −$61 | 57 medium |
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 Stormfront ranking
Every Stormfront card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 22 cards from the set pass. 22 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 13 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 Charmeleon from Stormfront, gems 4.1% of the time across 821 graded copies: +$1,954 is what a long run of submissions would average, $41,367 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Stormfront cards is 4.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 24 came back PSA 10, and most rows here still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the PSA 9 price does most of the work. Of the 22 ranked cards, 14 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 8 need a 10 to break even and 9 lose money on expectation. 17 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Stormfront 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 Stormfront card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.