Misty's Seadra

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $969.26, raw the card sits at $36.40 — 26,6× as much. Of 8.011 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $100.18 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 101 auctions the median was $17.84, across 149 fixed-price sales $20.01. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.12 and $25.90, with a median of $19.18. 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 $10.65. Offers well below $6.39 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 $36.35 (623), Japanese $16.18 (37). English fetches about 125 % 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.