Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $7,315, raw the card sits at $436.79 — 16,7× as much. Of 505 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 21 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,357 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 83 auctions the median was $20.20, across 168 fixed-price sales $16.55. Auctions therefore fetched about 22 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $8.76 and $21.06, with a median of $13.21. 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 $4.97. Offers well below $2.98 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 $19.97 (318), German $10.06 (23). English 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.