Rocket's Moltres

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,259, raw the card sits at $92.98 — 35,0× as much. Of 4.873 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $373.14 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 82 auctions the median was $59.89, across 230 fixed-price sales $73.52. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $41.12 and $80.98, with a median of $58.74. 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 $29.13. Offers well below $17.48 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 $68.55 (362), Japanese $53.02 (18). English fetches about 29 % 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.