Rayquaza VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $161.39, raw the card sits at $13.82 — 11,7× as much. Of 5.964 copies already graded, 62 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $118.62 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 282 auctions the median was $14.36, across 644 fixed-price sales $14.73. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $11.48 and $16.70, with a median of $14.02. 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 $8.88. Offers well below $5.33 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: French $25.93 (13), German $17.95 (32), English $12.79 (944). French fetches about 103 % 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.