Charizard VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $118.97, raw the card sits at $9.93 — 12.0× as much. Of 7.534 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $81.87 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 254 auctions the median was $10.13, across 481 fixed-price sales $11.73. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.83 and $12.82, with a median of $10.67. 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 $6.27. Offers well below $3.76 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 $12.31 (12), German $10.35 (46), English $9.48 (753). French fetches about 30 % 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.