Sylveon VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $86.33, raw the card sits at $17.70 — 4,9× as much. Of 3.882 copies already graded, 63 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $216.84 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 18 auctions the median was $13.28, across 41 fixed-price sales $17.59. 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 $12.83 and $19.55, with a median of $16.27. 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 $9.27. Offers well below $5.56 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 $16.09 (84), German $10.76 (10). English fetches about 50 % 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.