Dragonair

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,590, raw the card sits at $4.83 — 743,5× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $3,590 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.

Across 16 auctions the median was $4.87, across 79 fixed-price sales $4.90. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $3.89 and $6.72, with a median of $4.83. 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 $2.05. Offers well below $1.23 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.