Top Buys

The strongest cards to consider buying right now, by category. Updated 2026-07-16.

High Profit, Low Risk

Likely to profit even at a PSA 9. Tight liquidity gates.

Card	Raw Value	PSA 10 Value	Gem Rate	Total Sales	Number Graded	Summit Score	Est. PSA 10 Sale Profit
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Update #US1 Rainbow Foil	$391	$1,946	59.4%	86	586	100	+$1,147 (226%, 3.3x your money)
2025 Dylan Harper Topps Chrome Autograph Issue Rookie #TAIR-DH Refractor	$296	$2,154	71.2%	57	66	100	+$1,427 (352.6%, 4.5x your money)
2018 Luka Doncic Panini Select #229	$219	$2,138	61.1%	30	432	100	+$1,496 (465.7%, 5.7x your money)
2017 Kylian Mbappe Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Future Stars #FS-KM Future Stars	$50	$835	64.5%	54	1,002	100	+$571 (410.7%, 5.1x your money)
2025 Aaron Judge Topps Black and White #72-SSP Image Variation SSP	$390	$1,729	80%	29	10	99	+$964 (190.7%, 2.9x your money)

Profit on a Budget

Cheap raw with strong PSA 10 upside; small PSA 9 loss OK.

No cards currently meet these criteria.

High Cost Cards

Premium raw (>$750) where modest uplift pays in dollars.

Card	Raw Value	PSA 10 Value	Gem Rate	Total Sales	Number Graded	Summit Score	Est. PSA 10 Sale Profit
2025 Cooper Flagg Topps Chrome Autograph Issue Rookie #TAIR-CF Refractor Gold	$8,674	$37,850	65.2%	10	23	100	+$22,720 (240.4%, 3.4x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome Sapphire #700	$4,500	$15,463	80%	19	160	100	+$8,199 (165.8%, 2.7x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome #150 Blue Refractor	$850	$6,424	71.1%	11	90	100	+$4,457 (444.4%, 5.4x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Bowman Chrome #1 Batting Refractor	$2,356	$29,250	71.4%	44	35	100	+$22,233 (845.6%, 9.5x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Bowman Chrome #1 Batting Purple Refractor	$1,100	$11,520	71.4%	21	35	100	+$8,519 (669.2%, 7.7x your money)

Current Popular Players

Active stars getting heavy hobby attention right now.

Card	Raw Value	PSA 10 Value	Gem Rate	Total Sales	Number Graded	Summit Score	Est. PSA 10 Sale Profit
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Update #US1 Rainbow Foil	$391	$1,946	59.4%	86	586	100	+$1,147 (226%, 3.3x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome Update #HMT1 Gold Refractor	$1,538	$17,242	60.7%	4	28	100	+$12,910 (739.6%, 8.4x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome Sapphire #700	$4,500	$15,463	80%	19	160	100	+$8,199 (165.8%, 2.7x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome #150 Blue Refractor	$850	$6,424	71.1%	11	90	100	+$4,457 (444.4%, 5.4x your money)
2018 Shohei Ohtani Bowman Chrome #1 Batting Refractor	$2,356	$29,250	71.4%	44	35	100	+$22,233 (845.6%, 9.5x your money)

The GOATS

All-time greats. Graded value shown at PSA 8 (vintage grades down).

Card	Raw Value	PSA 10 Value	Gem Rate	Total Sales	Number Graded	Summit Score	Est. PSA 10 Sale Profit
2013 LeBron James Panini Prizm #65 Red Prizm	$298	$1,900	67.7%	10	68	98	+$1,208 (296.9%, 4x your money)
1996 Kobe Bryant Fleer Metal #181 Precious Metal	$85	$76,689	13.6%	63	176	65	+$65,009 (36713.5%, 368.1x your money)
1996 Kobe Bryant Skybox Premium #203 Rubies	$322	$8,968	10.6%	15	198	65	+$7,190 (1659.8%, 17.6x your money)
2000 Tom brady Upper Deck	$313	$4,000	6.6%	15	2,744	60	+$2,977 (703.1%, 8x your money)
1996 Kobe Bryant Ultra Gold Medallion #G-52	$57	$8,556	2.9%	39	12,340	60	+$7,126 (4870.1%, 49.7x your money)

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Ranked by Opportunity Score using standard assumptions ($80 grading, $5 shipping, 8% tax, 85% payout). Card pricing data provided by SportsCardsPro, a service of PriceCharting. Not investment advice.