Lugia V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $170.40, raw the card sits at $20.06 — 8,5× as much. Of 3.995 copies already graded, 53 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $108.40 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 88 auctions the median was $15.11, across 280 fixed-price sales $19.98. Fixed price therefore fetched about 32 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $15.06 and $21.06, with a median of $17.65. 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 $12.08. Offers well below $7.25 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 $19.88 (16), English $15.20 (410). German fetches about 31 % 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.