Rayquaza VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $143.20, raw the card sits at $14.76 — 9,7× as much. Of 3.950 copies already graded, 74 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $119.36 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 98 auctions the median was $14.02, across 328 fixed-price sales $14.67. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $11.81 and $16.73, with a median of $14.24. 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 $9.82. Offers well below $5.89 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 $26.12 (15), German $17.34 (28), English $14.76 (448). French fetches about 122 % 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.