Gallade V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $90.96, raw the card sits at $8.95 — 10,2× as much. Of 394 copies already graded, 45 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $57.51 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 34 auctions the median was $9.24, across 119 fixed-price sales $11.80. Fixed price therefore fetched about 28 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.40 and $11.58, with a median of $9.81. 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 $6.88. Offers well below $4.13 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 $10.01 (17), English $9.60 (320), Italian $7.17 (18). German fetches about 40 % 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.