Dragonite

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,676, raw the card sits at $125.44 — 13.4× as much. Of 4.160 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $495.72 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 102 auctions the median was $70.44, across 137 fixed-price sales $89.43. Fixed price therefore fetched about 27 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $38.62 and $86.26, with a median of $58.85. 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 $22.36. Offers well below $13.42 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 $77.10 (145), French $73.85 (16), German $28.77 (21). English fetches about 168 % 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.