Light Ninetales

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $313.39, raw the card sits at $59.32 — 5,3× as much. Of 342 copies already graded, 16 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $102.03 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 48 auctions the median was $15.32, across 162 fixed-price sales $17.44. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.46 and $19.74, with a median of $16.34. 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 $9.75. Offers well below $5.85 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 $17.80 (274), German $10.21 (11). English fetches about 74 % 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.