Mega Absol ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $42.55, raw the card sits at $6.42 — 6,6× as much. Of 2.612 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $30.58 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 130 auctions the median was $4.83, across 421 fixed-price sales $6.77. Fixed price therefore fetched about 40 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.86 and $7.24, with a median of $5.85. 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 $3.76. Offers well below $2.26 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 $9.78 (16), German $7.40 (55), Italian $6.05 (29). French fetches about 98 % 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.