M Gyarados EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,544, raw the card sits at $108.48 — 23.5× as much. Of 4.055 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $871.91 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 148 auctions the median was $83.33, across 336 fixed-price sales $101.95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $54.33 and $100.46, with a median of $75.51. 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 $37.12. Offers well below $22.27 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 $81.71 (424), German $69.53 (15). English fetches about 18 % more.

Last Sold 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.