Rayquaza VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $360.89, raw the card sits at $184.87 — 2,0× as much. Of 23.047 copies already graded, 74 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $323.57 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 284 auctions the median was $258.36, across 492 fixed-price sales $205.24. Auctions therefore fetched about 26 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $144.84 and $208.78, with a median of $178.90. 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 $108.13. Offers well below $64.88 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 $260.94 (22), English $185.24 (565), German $132.93 (51). French fetches about 122 % 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.