Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $9,395, raw the card sits at $118.04 — 79,6× as much. Of 2.197 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 24 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,570 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 217 auctions the median was $102.20, across 263 fixed-price sales $128.36. Fixed price therefore fetched about 26 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $48.73 and $134.52, with a median of $82.47. 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 $32.54. Offers well below $19.52 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 $161.19 (28), English $82.99 (529). German fetches about 94 % 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.