Misty's Gyarados · Staff Stamp

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $567.20, raw the card sits at $160.18 — 3.5× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $567.20 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.

Across 5 auctions the median was $173.04, across 9 fixed-price sales $200.19. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $126.34 and $175.98, with a median of $160.80. 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 $112.68. Offers well below $67.61 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.