Kabutops

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $5,495, raw the card sits at $77.60 — 70,8× as much. Of 2.081 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $574.64 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 99 auctions the median was $47.94, across 191 fixed-price sales $65.87. Fixed price therefore fetched about 37 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $38.37 and $71.58, with a median of $52.19. 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 $25.21. Offers well below $15.13 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 $63.98 (14), English $59.46 (342). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.