Charizard ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $273.61, raw the card sits at $34.23 — 8,0× as much. Of 35.511 copies already graded, 28 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $119.61 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 420 auctions the median was $39.29, across 810 fixed-price sales $45.47. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $33.82 and $46.98, with a median of $39.29. 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 $29.17. Offers well below $17.50 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: Italian $65.43 (88), French $51.98 (73), English $35.26 (922). Italian fetches about 128 % 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.