Aerodactyl VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $92.70, raw the card sits at $17.43 — 5,3× as much. Of 1.992 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $62.37 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 54 auctions the median was $10.08, across 155 fixed-price sales $14.77. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $10.65 and $16.51, with a median of $13.75. 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 $8.68. Offers well below $5.21 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 $15.60 (10), English $14.41 (243). 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.