Charizard VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $93.37, raw the card sits at $9.87 — 9,5× as much. Of 2.595 copies already graded, 45 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $60.00 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 207 auctions the median was $9.77, across 415 fixed-price sales $11.76. 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 $8.74 and $12.92, with a median of $10.63. 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 $5.88. Offers well below $3.53 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 $13.47 (11), English $9.84 (659), German $7.86 (42). French fetches about 71 % 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.