Wailord

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $173.89, raw the card sits at $13.78 — 12,6× as much. Of 20.881 copies already graded, 35 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $77.69 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 207 auctions the median was $15.24, across 663 fixed-price sales $17.53. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.55 and $18.70, with a median of $15.84. 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 $11.07. Offers well below $6.64 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: Italian $22.45 (35), English $13.55 (885), French $12.13 (48). Italian fetches about 194 % 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.