Charizard V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $144.44, raw the card sits at $9.16 — 15,8× as much. Of 5.412 copies already graded, 47 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $81.19 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 205 auctions the median was $7.20, across 442 fixed-price sales $8.39. Fixed price therefore fetched about 17 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.30 and $9.60, with a median of $7.72. 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 $4.78. Offers well below $2.87 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: Italian $11.21 (13), English $7.75 (638), German $5.63 (39). Italian fetches about 99 % 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.