Mega Manectric ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $38.60, raw the card sits at $2.92 — 13,2× as much. Of 2.155 copies already graded, 61 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $30.56 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 37 auctions the median was $2.33, across 113 fixed-price sales $3.92. Fixed price therefore fetched about 68 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.67 and $4.42, with a median of $3.42. 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 $2.09. Offers well below $1.25 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 $5.48 (15), German $3.63 (42), Italian $3.59 (34). French fetches about 90 % 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.