Rayquaza

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $973,885, raw the card sits at $226.91 — 4291,9× as much. Of 584 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 18 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36,219 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 45 auctions the median was $61.04, across 154 fixed-price sales $57.83. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $33.17 and $92.18, with a median of $52.49. 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 $19.48. Offers well below $11.69 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 $62.61 (295), German $33.61 (14). English fetches about 86 % 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.