Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $433.23, raw the card sits at $1.95 — 221,8× as much. Of 1.268 copies already graded, 43 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $261.74 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 61 auctions the median was $3.79, across 125 fixed-price sales $2.29. Auctions therefore fetched about 66 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $1.30 and $2.33, with a median of $1.92. 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 $1.04. Offers well below $0.63 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 $3.37 (21), English $1.92 (300), German $1.45 (86). French fetches about 133 % 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.