Charizard VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $99.86, raw the card sits at $9.85 — 10.1× as much. Of 7.501 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $69.20 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 208 auctions the median was $9.74, across 419 fixed-price sales $11.72. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.71 and $12.86, with a median of $10.58. 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 $5.86. Offers well below $3.51 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: French $13.41 (11), English $9.80 (659), German $8.44 (42). French fetches about 59 % 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.