Shining Rayquaza

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,445, raw the card sits at $163.52 — 8.8× as much. Of 10.454 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $582.01 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 200 auctions the median was $177.19, across 450 fixed-price sales $140.07. Auctions therefore fetched about 26 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $77.02 and $134.86, with a median of $105.89. 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 $55.95. Offers well below $33.57 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 $126.62 (561), French $103.54 (20), German $84.51 (30). English fetches about 50 % 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.