Blastoise & Piplup GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $838.66, raw the card sits at $88.87 — 9,4× as much. Of 6.078 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $340.22 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 173 auctions the median was $60.99, across 355 fixed-price sales $67.50. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $49.39 and $77.26, with a median of $62.92. 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 $35.37. Offers well below $21.22 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 $76.53 (572), French $56.06 (11), German $53.04 (21). English fetches about 54 % 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.