The ten best cards to buy raw and send to PSA this week, ranked by the real raw-to-PSA-10 ladder. Every graded median here is our own, rebuilt from individual eBay sold listings with wrong-card and wrong-printing titles rejected. The PSA 9 line is on every pick because a 9 is what usually happens, and on some cards the most likely outcome loses money.
This series is separate from Weekly Buys, which tracks buy-and-hold positions only. Grading is a different bet: the upside needs a gem copy, so raw condition is everything. Net figures come off eBay's published Trading Cards final value fee and PSA's published price for the cheapest service level open today that insures the card. Shipping and insurance, to PSA and to the buyer, are not counted. Not financial advice.
1If it gems: about $4,285 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: +$43.82. Condition decides which one you get.
2If it gems: about $292 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$30.14. Condition decides which one you get.
3If it gems: about $527 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: +$4.91. Condition decides which one you get.
4If it gems: about $1,301 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: +$8.89. Condition decides which one you get.
5If it gems: about $503 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$55.4. Condition decides which one you get.
6If it gems: about $134 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$23.8. Condition decides which one you get.
7If it gems: about $76.91 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$25.66. Condition decides which one you get.
8If it gems: about $228 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$15.33. Condition decides which one you get.
9If it gems: about $441 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$84.82. Condition decides which one you get.
10If it gems: about $440 net after eBay's selling fee and 13% selling fees and $25 grading. If it comes back a 9: −$43.13. Condition decides which one you get.
Candidates are the chase cards of every tracked set with a raw TCGplayer market between $15 and $250. For each, we pull its recent eBay graded sales and rebuild the PSA 10 and PSA 9 medians from listings verified to be this exact card and printing. A pick must show a PSA 10 median on at least 15 verified sales, a ladder of 3x or better, and positive net proceeds at gem after the published costs: eBay's published Trading Cards final value fee on the sale, and PSA's published price for the cheapest service level open today that insures the card's PSA 10 median. Shipping and insurance, to PSA and to the buyer, are not counted. Editions are immutable once published, and editions before 2026-09-23 were computed at a flat 13% and $25.