Giovanni's Nidoking

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,321, raw the card sits at $98.40 — 23,6× as much. Of 2.727 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $351.48 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 115 auctions the median was $45.27, across 287 fixed-price sales $67.89. Fixed price therefore fetched about 50 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $32.08 and $72.55, with a median of $50.57. 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 $19.43. Offers well below $11.66 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: English $82.11 (355), Japanese $30.87 (108). English fetches about 166 % 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.