Team Rocket's Moltres ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $40.74, raw the card sits at $1.98 — 20,6× as much. Of 1.417 copies already graded, 46 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $27.84 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 144 auctions the median was $1.49, across 333 fixed-price sales $2.45. Fixed price therefore fetched about 64 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $1.52 and $3.24, with a median of $2.12. 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 $0.99. Offers well below $0.59 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 $3.43 (17), German $2.09 (83), English $1.96 (450). French fetches about 75 % 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.