Garchomp ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $82.59, raw the card sits at $10.29 — 8.0× as much. Of 1.156 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $46.90 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 68 auctions the median was $5.31, across 218 fixed-price sales $7.91. Fixed price therefore fetched about 49 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.36 and $9.05, with a median of $7.64. 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 $5.06. Offers well below $3.04 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: French $13.82 (10), English $7.93 (386), German $7.89 (39). French fetches about 75 % 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.