Lugia

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $98,153, raw the card sits at $10,591 — 9,3× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $98,153 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10.

Across 162 auctions the median was $4,709, across 188 fixed-price sales $3,812. Auctions therefore fetched about 24 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $1,677 and $3,769, with a median of $2,658. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $1,159. Offers well below $695.40 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.