Charizard ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $280.49, raw the card sits at $42.42 — 6.6× as much. Of 35.296 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $117.78 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 456 auctions the median was $39.04, across 793 fixed-price sales $44.74. 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 $33.70 and $46.81, with a median of $39.15. 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 $28.86. Offers well below $17.32 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 $45.37 (93), French $44.97 (81), English $41.38 (969). Italian fetches about 35 % 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.