Mega Gengar ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $74.84, raw the card sits at $2.78 — 26.9× as much. Of 18.650 copies already graded, 62 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $55.01 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 214 auctions the median was $4.58, across 411 fixed-price sales $3.88. Auctions therefore fetched about 18 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $2.80 and $4.49, with a median of $3.38. 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 $2.13. Offers well below $1.28 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: Italian $4.46 (20), French $3.56 (32), English $3.00 (482). Italian fetches about 69 % more.

Last Sold 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.