Empoleon ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $43.61, raw the card sits at $3.37 — 13,0× as much. Of 1.134 copies already graded, 68 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $37.33 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 42 auctions the median was $3.20, across 215 fixed-price sales $3.52. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.38 and $4.27, with a median of $3.12. 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 $2.04. Offers well below $1.23 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 $4.48 (10), German $4.25 (67), English $3.37 (342). French fetches about 33 % 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.