Charizard ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $179.05, raw the card sits at $19.74 — 9,1× as much. Of 18.373 copies already graded, 39 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $96.07 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 322 auctions the median was $20.77, across 636 fixed-price sales $23.49. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $18.16 and $24.85, with a median of $21.01. 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 $14.60. Offers well below $8.76 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 $23.70 (27), German $20.77 (115), English $19.67 (869). Italian fetches about 41 % 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.