Blastoise ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $506.46, raw the card sits at $160.23 — 3,2× as much. Of 62.641 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $264.20 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 506 auctions the median was $150.79, across 731 fixed-price sales $157.85. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $128.29 and $162.76, with a median of $143.41. 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 $114.71. Offers well below $68.82 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: German $162.76 (106), French $143.97 (42), English $142.41 (1518). German fetches about 50 % 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.