Cynthia's Garchomp ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $91.83, raw the card sits at $27.97 — 3.3× as much. Of 5.679 copies already graded, 67 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $71.84 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 122 auctions the median was $29.86, across 367 fixed-price sales $34.10. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $26.55 and $35.76, with a median of $30.49. 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 $23.32. Offers well below $13.99 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 $54.64 (16), German $28.17 (68), English $25.54 (520). French fetches about 114 % 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.