Shining Magikarp

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $29,105, raw the card sits at $998.80 — 29,1× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $29,105 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.

Across 277 auctions the median was $407.13, across 411 fixed-price sales $443.88. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $227.87 and $419.11, with a median of $336.75. 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 $36.63. Offers well below $21.98 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: French $466.69 (16), Italian $391.83 (13), English $337.45 (465). French fetches about 89 % 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.