Brock's Ninetales

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $892.07, raw the card sits at $98.16 — 9,1× as much. Of 2.884 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $257.07 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 128 auctions the median was $48.44, across 264 fixed-price sales $64.26. Fixed price therefore fetched about 33 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $40.24 and $69.25, with a median of $52.81. 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 $28.58. Offers well below $17.15 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 $47.73 (400), Japanese $47.55 (14). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.