Blastoise EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $146.03, raw the card sits at $9.38 — 15,6× as much. Of 6.707 copies already graded, 28 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $66.79 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 150 auctions the median was $6.27, across 346 fixed-price sales $6.90. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.82 and $7.96, with a median of $6.07. 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 $3.14. Offers well below $1.89 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: English $6.22 (529), Italian $6.02 (14). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.