Lugia VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $158.08, raw the card sits at $30.34 — 5,2× as much. Of 8.053 copies already graded, 66 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $118.50 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 178 auctions the median was $29.18, across 342 fixed-price sales $29.41. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $19.71 and $29.22, with a median of $24.01. 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 $17.49. Offers well below $10.49 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: French $30.44 (13), German $24.69 (33), English $19.96 (411). French fetches about 53 % 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.