Magnemite

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $283.57, raw the card sits at $17.94 — 15,8× as much. Of 2.186 copies already graded, 30 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $105.09 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 94 auctions the median was $19.16, across 283 fixed-price sales $21.14. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $16.87 and $23.49, with a median of $19.62. 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 $14.10. Offers well below $8.46 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: German $22.45 (20), English $19.44 (432), Italian $17.92 (48). German fetches about 25 % 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.