Charizard VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $157.57, raw the card sits at $36.17 — 4,4× as much. Of 38.093 copies already graded, 68 % received a 10 and 25 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $127.31 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 95 auctions the median was $49.56, across 157 fixed-price sales $50.70. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $31.43 and $49.75, with a median of $39.90. 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 $22.54. Offers well below $13.52 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: German $50.70 (23), English $33.84 (162), French $17.64 (11). German fetches about 187 % 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.