Radiant Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $137.37, raw the card sits at $13.03 — 10.5× as much. Of 31.853 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $90.07 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 342 auctions the median was $14.02, across 751 fixed-price sales $15.69. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $12.25 and $16.89, with a median of $14.40. 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 $9.83. Offers well below $5.90 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 $21.85 (45), Italian $20.09 (12), German $16.81 (115). French fetches about 57 % 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.