Gyarados V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $180.65, raw the card sits at $23.62 — 7.6× as much. Of 1.005 copies already graded, 54 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $119.81 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 42 auctions the median was $14.63, across 159 fixed-price sales $19.29. Fixed price therefore fetched about 32 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.41 and $20.13, with a median of $17.39. 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 $11.02. Offers well below $6.61 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 $17.30 (231), German $16.26 (16). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

Last Sold 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.