M Blastoise EX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $386.29, raw the card sits at $50.76 — 7,6× as much. Of 19.348 copies already graded, 34 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $194.90 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 219 auctions the median was $48.02, across 503 fixed-price sales $59.05. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $36.18 and $61.98, with a median of $48.29. 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 $24.54. Offers well below $14.72 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: German $53.62 (10), English $42.41 (671), Italian $30.03 (18). German fetches about 79 % 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.