Ethan's Ho-Oh ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $49.17, raw the card sits at $5.90 — 8,3× as much. Of 4.515 copies already graded, 66 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $39.33 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 289 auctions the median was $5.80, across 666 fixed-price sales $6.67. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.04 and $8.22, 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 $4.20. Offers well below $2.52 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: French $8.98 (32), German $8.42 (125), English $5.43 (993). French fetches about 65 % 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.