Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $285.27, raw the card sits at $1.96 — 145,2× as much. Of 436 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 45 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $63.30 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 19 auctions the median was $1.37, across 75 fixed-price sales $1.92. Fixed price therefore fetched about 40 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $1.71 and $3.18, with a median of $2.22. 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 $1.17. Offers well below $0.70 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: German $2.23 (12), English $2.07 (219). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.