Cynthia's Garchomp ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $76.29, raw the card sits at $6.40 — 11,9× as much. Of 2.576 copies already graded, 44 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $43.49 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 21 auctions the median was $6.38, across 151 fixed-price sales $7.70. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.60 and $8.30, with a median of $6.59. 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 $4.37. Offers well below $2.62 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 $6.38 (127), German $4.87 (26). English fetches about 31 % 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.