Mega Starmie ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $164.53, raw the card sits at $45.81 — 3.6× as much. Of 5.069 copies already graded, 71 % received a 10 and 25 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $137.61 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 107 auctions the median was $54.82, across 422 fixed-price sales $61.08. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $48.95 and $73.70, with a median of $58.85. 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 $40.27. Offers well below $24.16 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 $62.75 (26), Italian $56.12 (27), English $45.97 (429). French fetches about 87 % 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.