Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $17,142, raw the card sits at $47.11 — 363,9× as much. Of 965 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 21 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,259 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 69 auctions the median was $39.69, across 155 fixed-price sales $41.16. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $19.48 and $49.48, with a median of $34.28. 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 $11.81. Offers well below $7.09 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: English $36.65 (289), German $15.27 (16). English fetches about 140 % 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.