Lugia VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $183.65, raw the card sits at $35.47 — 5,2× as much. Of 5.730 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $119.97 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 92 auctions the median was $33.30, across 275 fixed-price sales $39.40. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $30.26 and $41.23, with a median of $34.83. 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 $24.17. Offers well below $14.50 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 $34.29 (308), German $27.68 (10). English fetches about 24 % 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.