Blaine's Moltres

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $5,084, raw the card sits at $176.17 — 28,9× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $5,084 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.

Across 160 auctions the median was $71.03, across 354 fixed-price sales $89.12. Fixed price therefore fetched about 25 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $53.48 and $98.41, with a median of $73.28. 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 $39.14. Offers well below $23.48 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 $104.80 (609), Japanese $50.97 (29). English fetches about 106 % 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.