Ho-Oh V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $106.08, raw the card sits at $9.73 — 10,9× as much. Of 1.717 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $78.76 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 49 auctions the median was $8.37, across 186 fixed-price sales $10.48. Fixed price therefore fetched about 25 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $7.85 and $11.28, with a median of $9.35. 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 $6.59. Offers well below $3.95 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: German $11.78 (20), English $7.87 (231). German fetches about 50 % 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.