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Best Black & White Cards to Grade

The Black & White 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 +$3,524 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1PikachuPikachuBlack & White #115 · 16.3% gem rate$136$3,893$234+$3,524+$490
2ZekromZekromBlack & White #47 · 11.1% gem rate$7$122$71+$44−$42

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).