Gyarados GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $691.20, raw the card sits at $20.96 — 33,0× as much. Of 1.366 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $278.04 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 79 auctions the median was $12.10, across 241 fixed-price sales $16.83. Fixed price therefore fetched about 39 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $11.69 and $19.39, with a median of $15.22. 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 $8.35. Offers well below $5.01 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 $19.74 (386), German $11.08 (13). English fetches about 78 % 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.