Gyarados EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,242, raw the card sits at $173.24 — 24,5× as much. Of 10.035 copies already graded, 16 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,217 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 259 auctions the median was $130.44, across 619 fixed-price sales $162.77. Fixed price therefore fetched about 25 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $90.15 and $170.21, with a median of $128.12. 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 $64.03. Offers well below $38.42 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 $115.53 (914), German $112.69 (26), French $88.73 (14). English fetches about 30 % 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.