Zapdos

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,422, raw the card sits at $20.18 — 169,5× as much. Of 507 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $350.22 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 37 auctions the median was $10.35, across 120 fixed-price sales $12.85. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $7.84 and $17.52, with a median of $11.01. 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 $5.40. Offers well below $3.24 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 $14.91 (197), German $7.98 (11). English fetches about 87 % 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.