Mega Venusaur ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $223.06, raw the card sits at $132.86 — 1,7× as much. Of 11.929 copies already graded, 65 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $187.56 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 213 auctions the median was $138.76, across 458 fixed-price sales $168.37. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $130.12 and $164.29, with a median of $145.24. 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 $117.29. Offers well below $70.37 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: Italian $189.70 (48), French $151.51 (24), English $131.32 (484). Italian fetches about 78 % 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.