Lugia V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $213.94, raw the card sits at $15.39 — 13,9× as much. Of 11.543 copies already graded, 49 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $126.11 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 354 auctions the median was $19.09, across 634 fixed-price sales $18.59. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $14.01 and $20.55, with a median of $16.73. 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 $10.97. Offers well below $6.58 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 $35.92 (39), German $33.67 (77), French $29.99 (55). Italian fetches about 133 % 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.