Shining Ho-Oh

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $593.65, raw the card sits at $29.65 — 20.0× as much. Of 9.678 copies already graded, 25 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $225.25 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 69 auctions the median was $33.32, across 271 fixed-price sales $32.80. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $20.19 and $38.78, with a median of $29.58. 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 $18.14. Offers well below $10.89 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 $34.11 (24), English $33.28 (350). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.