Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,066, raw the card sits at $84.05 — 48,4× as much. Of 4.096 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $439.65 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 10 auctions the median was $30.36, across 20 fixed-price sales $50.45. Fixed price therefore fetched about 66 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $31.45 and $57.07, with a median of $45.45. 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 $22.01. Offers well below $13.21 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 $33.90 (188), German $20.63 (10). English fetches about 64 % 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.