Deoxys VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $192.30, raw the card sits at $48.84 — 3,9× as much. Of 11.176 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $133.18 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 133 auctions the median was $53.32, across 496 fixed-price sales $53.16. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $42.95 and $57.42, with a median of $49.02. 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 $36.11. Offers well below $21.67 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: French $117.48 (14), Italian $62.96 (15), English $48.64 (571). French fetches about 168 % 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.