Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,794, raw the card sits at $25.74 — 108,5× as much. Of 817 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $430.36 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 127 auctions the median was $14.23, across 273 fixed-price sales $19.26. Fixed price therefore fetched about 35 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.47 and $22.45, with a median of $18.55. 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 $10.82. Offers well below $6.49 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 $30.24 (39), English $18.68 (693). German fetches about 62 % 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.