M Tyranitar EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $368.55, raw the card sits at $9.88 — 37.3× as much. Of 1.890 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 25 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $174.41 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 85 auctions the median was $13.34, across 246 fixed-price sales $14.67. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $10.24 and $18.46, with a median of $14.15. 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 $6.91. Offers well below $4.14 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: Italian $17.29 (18), English $12.37 (350). Italian fetches about 40 % 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.