Dark Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $8,710, raw the card sits at $482.84 — 18,0× as much. Of 2.555 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,493 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 134 auctions the median was $396.89, across 246 fixed-price sales $466.13. Fixed price therefore fetched about 17 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $282.49 and $505.86, with a median of $382.85. 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 $200.04. Offers well below $120.02 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 $494.24 (270), Japanese $402.30 (55), German $168.04 (31). English fetches about 194 % 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.