Charizard G

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,363, raw the card sits at $36.26 — 37.6× as much. Of 729 copies already graded, 16 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $426.54 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 58 auctions the median was $32.42, across 135 fixed-price sales $29.38. Auctions therefore fetched about 10 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $16.45 and $36.05, with a median of $23.50. 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 $11.23. Offers well below $6.74 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 $32.38 (176), German $17.40 (22). English fetches about 86 % more.

Last Sold 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.