Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $470.79, raw the card sits at $140.96 — 3,3× as much. Of 78.340 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $345.16 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 111 auctions the median was $128.35, across 328 fixed-price sales $154.64. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $117.86 and $166.98, with a median of $145.92. 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 $90.92. Offers well below $54.55 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 $149.63 (384), German $89.80 (81). English fetches about 67 % 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.