M Rayquaza EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $9,760, raw the card sits at $1,560 — 6,3× as much. Of 595 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,952 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 236 auctions the median was $615.01, across 397 fixed-price sales $697.14. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $341.48 and $664.55, with a median of $484.31. 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 $199.13. Offers well below $119.48 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 $557.05 (500), French $345.94 (12). English fetches about 61 % 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.