Blaine's Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $6,730, raw the card sits at $615.34 — 10,9× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $6,730 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 312 auctions the median was $403.08, across 563 fixed-price sales $451.17. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $191.69 and $443.79, with a median of $306.75. 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 $121.47. Offers well below $72.88 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: English $365.64 (623), Japanese $218.53 (198). English fetches about 67 % more.

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.