Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $13,083, raw the card sits at $1,036 — 12,6× as much. Of 625 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $4,628 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 24 auctions the median was $1,346, across 39 fixed-price sales $986.55. Auctions therefore fetched about 36 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $431.56 and $983.96, with a median of $672.38. 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 $257.73. Offers well below $154.64 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.