Dark Slowking

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $391.90, raw the card sits at $145.99 — 2,7× as much. Of 292 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $227.83 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 56 auctions the median was $29.23, across 157 fixed-price sales $36.18. 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 $25.07 and $43.54, with a median of $33.90. 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 $19.30. Offers well below $11.58 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 $66.10 (11), Japanese $39.00 (28), English $35.19 (255). French fetches about 88 % 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.