Lugia VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $107.13, raw the card sits at $6.89 — 15,5× as much. Of 6.412 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $70.65 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 118 auctions the median was $6.12, across 515 fixed-price sales $6.57. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $4.85 and $7.80, with a median of $6.03. 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 $4.00. Offers well below $2.40 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 $17.34 (46), French $14.27 (17), English $6.42 (736). German fetches about 170 % 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.