Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $6,255, raw the card sits at $55.63 — 112.4× as much. Of 4.125 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $640.15 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 82 auctions the median was $47.18, across 93 fixed-price sales $59.79. Fixed price therefore fetched about 27 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $31.53 and $57.71, with a median of $43.91. 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 $22.37. Offers well below $13.42 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: Italian $66.30 (11), English $55.32 (272), German $27.14 (13). Italian fetches about 144 % more.

Last Sold 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.