Ho-Oh GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $596.51, raw the card sits at $14.72 — 40,5× as much. Of 1.011 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $125.09 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 41 auctions the median was $11.00, across 137 fixed-price sales $14.91. Fixed price therefore fetched about 36 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $10.55 and $17.59, with a median of $14.02. 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 $7.40. Offers well below $4.44 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 $13.76 (200), German $10.84 (15). English fetches about 27 % 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.