Charizard VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $194.64, raw the card sits at $58.75 — 3,3× as much. Of 27.010 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $143.39 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 252 auctions the median was $68.73, across 447 fixed-price sales $79.17. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $51.97 and $73.82, with a median of $61.70. 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 $39.31. Offers well below $23.59 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 $55.35 (522), German $50.51 (51), French $47.65 (11). English fetches about 16 % 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.