Gyarados VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $136.09, raw the card sits at $46.42 — 2,9× as much. Of 4.296 copies already graded, 70 % received a 10 and 22 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $111.60 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 94 auctions the median was $36.31, across 177 fixed-price sales $42.05. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $31.31 and $44.18, with a median of $37.40. 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 $25.73. Offers well below $15.44 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 $41.22 (232), German $34.11 (10). English fetches about 21 % 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.