Mienshao

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $106.37, raw the card sits at $5.28 — 20,2× as much. Of 953 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $53.08 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 57 auctions the median was $5.81, across 189 fixed-price sales $8.67. 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 $6.86 and $9.96, with a median of $8.18. 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 $5.61. Offers well below $3.37 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 $17.92 (10), Italian $9.04 (13), English $7.29 (314). French fetches about 174 % 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.