Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,157, raw the card sits at $40.89 — 28,3× as much. Of 1.042 copies already graded, 7 % received a 10 and 18 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $344.71 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 231 auctions the median was $20.19, across 502 fixed-price sales $21.01. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $16.05 and $28.06, with a median of $19.94. 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 $12.77. Offers well below $7.66 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: Italian $24.56 (17), English $21.82 (717), German $14.37 (58). Italian fetches about 71 % 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.