Charizard GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $101.17, raw the card sits at $12.22 — 8,3× as much. Of 23.778 copies already graded, 57 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $73.55 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 432 auctions the median was $21.08, across 679 fixed-price sales $12.26. Auctions therefore fetched about 72 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $8.37 and $12.55, with a median of $9.86. 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 $5.80. Offers well below $3.48 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: German $13.47 (19), English $9.84 (818), French $6.75 (16). German fetches about 100 % 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.