Ninetales

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $318.73, raw the card sits at $34.18 — 9,3× as much. Of 22.308 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $109.73 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 411 auctions the median was $36.41, across 856 fixed-price sales $40.13. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $32.76 and $43.76, with a median of $38.31. 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 $27.45. Offers well below $16.47 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: English $33.81 (1038), French $29.76 (106), Italian $26.46 (34). English fetches about 29 % 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.