Azumarill

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,419, raw the card sits at $29.38 — 116,4× as much. Of 3.069 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $236.45 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 157 auctions the median was $16.88, across 243 fixed-price sales $23.84. Fixed price therefore fetched about 41 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.00 and $24.69, with a median of $18.93. 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 $9.78. Offers well below $5.87 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 $18.30 (370), German $12.15 (33), Japanese $6.17 (54). English fetches about 196 % 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.