Misty's Tentacruel

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,120, raw the card sits at $108.42 — 19,6× as much. Of 2.083 copies already graded, 12 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $467.52 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 53 auctions the median was $131.88, across 64 fixed-price sales $146.09. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $53.67 and $107.97, with a median of $81.56. 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 $40.37. Offers well below $24.22 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.