Shining Rayquaza

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,191, raw the card sits at $155.70 — 7.6× as much. Of 10.381 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $511.25 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 125 auctions the median was $169.66, across 357 fixed-price sales $139.00. Auctions therefore fetched about 22 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $76.75 and $135.48, with a median of $105.55. 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 $56.19. Offers well below $33.71 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 $154.80 (497), French $103.66 (21), German $86.85 (28). English fetches about 78 % 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.