Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $53.40, raw the card sits at $5.86 — 9,1× as much. Of 3.280 copies already graded, 68 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $43.10 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 96 auctions the median was $5.05, across 365 fixed-price sales $6.91. Fixed price therefore fetched about 37 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.69 and $7.22, with a median of $5.79. 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 $3.86. Offers well below $2.32 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 $5.61 (22), Italian $5.61 (16), English $5.49 (607). French fetches about 11 % 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.