Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $6,915, raw the card sits at $29.56 — 234,0× as much. Of 323 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $515.87 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 28 auctions the median was $18.93, across 81 fixed-price sales $19.76. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $11.55 and $24.09, with a median of $18.70. 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 $7.71. Offers well below $4.63 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: German $22.52 (15), English $21.51 (153). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.