Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,129, raw the card sits at $89.80 — 23,7× as much. Of 59.143 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 45 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $174.35 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 542 auctions the median was $84.58, across 827 fixed-price sales $93.49. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $48.57 and $89.80, with a median of $64.54. 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 $33.82. Offers well below $20.29 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: Italian $85.11 (135), German $81.17 (67), English $73.83 (2101). Italian fetches about 176 % 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.