Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,551, raw the card sits at $44.79 — 34,6× as much. Of 1.949 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 15 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $103.66 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 85 auctions the median was $35.68, across 187 fixed-price sales $35.62. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $25.04 and $42.36, with a median of $33.67. 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 $19.17. Offers well below $11.50 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: German $33.67 (14), English $33.30 (264), French $22.44 (13). German 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.