Ninetales ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $125.68, raw the card sits at $12.77 — 9,8× as much. Of 4.320 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $67.13 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. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 119 auctions the median was $13.25, across 340 fixed-price sales $16.95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 28 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $12.54 and $19.08, with a median of $14.76. 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 $9.82. Offers well below $5.89 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: French $26.38 (15), German $14.76 (40), English $12.61 (550). French fetches about 109 % 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.