Giratina VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $85.93, raw the card sits at $3.91 — 22.0× as much. Of 1.573 copies already graded, 46 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $47.55 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 73 auctions the median was $2.23, across 201 fixed-price sales $3.68. Fixed price therefore fetched about 65 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.61 and $4.15, with a median of $3.31. 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 $1.71. Offers well below $1.03 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: French $6.44 (17), English $4.21 (402), German $2.24 (57). French fetches about 188 % more.

Last Sold 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.