Misty's Lapras

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $246.41, raw the card sits at $29.39 — 8,4× as much. Of 12.171 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 55 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $101.97 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 363 auctions the median was $33.04, across 839 fixed-price sales $34.70. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $28.93 and $38.18, with a median of $33.32. 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 $24.69. Offers well below $14.82 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 $28.83 (182), English $28.52 (1073), French $24.73 (51). German fetches about 47 % 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.