Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $57,895, raw the card sits at $557.14 — 103,9× as much. Of 1.346 copies already graded, 12 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $10,986 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 145 auctions the median was $488.47, across 217 fixed-price sales $676.20. Fixed price therefore fetched about 38 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $208.77 and $447.90, with a median of $291.12. 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 $84.42. Offers well below $50.65 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 $431.40 (152), German $403.45 (10), French $343.83 (13). English fetches about 25 % 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.