Tentacruel

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,665, raw the card sits at $258.29 — 10,3× as much. Of 948 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $650.68 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 14 auctions the median was $357.44, across 22 fixed-price sales $171.27. Auctions therefore fetched about 109 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $88.14 and $130.29, with a median of $124.37. 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 $65.36. Offers well below $39.22 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.