Salamence VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $78.00, raw the card sits at $14.55 — 5,4× as much. Of 3.497 copies already graded, 78 % received a 10 and 17 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $67.22 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 54 auctions the median was $9.70, across 180 fixed-price sales $16.41. Fixed price therefore fetched about 69 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $11.76 and $17.58, with a median of $14.70. 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 $8.20. Offers well below $4.92 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.