Dark Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $8,726, raw the card sits at $491.99 — 17,7× as much. Of 2.555 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,938 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 128 auctions the median was $383.82, across 242 fixed-price sales $465.10. 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 $280.03 and $498.39, with a median of $377.69. 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 $200.41. Offers well below $120.25 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: English $425.14 (267), Japanese $293.43 (76), German $168.36 (31). English fetches about 153 % 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.