Shining Lugia

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,899, raw the card sits at $122.24 — 23,7× as much. Of 7.589 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $612.88 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 73 auctions the median was $89.93, across 216 fixed-price sales $106.20. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $69.26 and $106.04, with a median of $87.05. 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 $44.88. Offers well below $26.93 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 $93.85 (299), French $44.27 (17). English fetches about 112 % 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.