Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,001, raw the card sits at $53.60 — 18,7× as much. Of 249 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,286 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 74 auctions the median was $29.79, across 135 fixed-price sales $34.82. Fixed price therefore fetched about 17 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $23.01 and $42.82, with a median of $31.60. 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 $17.40. Offers well below $10.44 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 $47.02 (330), German $16.84 (26). English fetches about 179 % 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.