Giovanni's Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,631, raw the card sits at $217.92 — 12,1× as much. Of 4.232 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $488.81 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 158 auctions the median was $78.77, across 404 fixed-price sales $100.91. Fixed price therefore fetched about 28 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $63.66 and $110.23, with a median of $83.51. 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 $45.18. Offers well below $27.11 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 $80.09 (560), Japanese $31.43 (71). English fetches about 155 % 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.