Lugia

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,004, raw the card sits at $55.31 — 18,2× as much. Of 865 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $317.78 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 126 auctions the median was $21.47, across 213 fixed-price sales $29.48. 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 $19.07 and $36.71, with a median of $24.59. 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 $13.60. Offers well below $8.16 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 $42.87 (26), English $24.48 (410). German fetches about 75 % 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.