Skarmory

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,448, raw the card sits at $19.72 — 124,1× as much. Of 3.043 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $191.83 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 131 auctions the median was $18.52, across 225 fixed-price sales $21.25. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.10 and $24.46, with a median of $19.05. 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 $9.79. 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: German $28.56 (36), English $19.52 (351), Japanese $15.75 (68). German fetches about 81 % 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.