Dark Donphan

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,068, raw the card sits at $75.07 — 14,2× as much. Of 834 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $190.65 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 60 auctions the median was $35.63, across 129 fixed-price sales $44.28. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $24.00 and $47.14, with a median of $34.20. 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 $16.52. Offers well below $9.91 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 $28.92 (13), English $24.04 (148), Japanese $17.23 (20). German fetches about 68 % 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.