Cynthia's Garchomp ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $57.00, raw the card sits at $5.72 — 10,0× as much. Of 4.145 copies already graded, 63 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $44.93 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 86 auctions the median was $5.61, across 243 fixed-price sales $7.15. Fixed price therefore fetched about 27 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.91 and $7.54, with a median of $5.93. 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 $4.10. Offers well below $2.46 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 $8.90 (17), German $7.12 (80), English $5.29 (514). French fetches about 68 % 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.