Charizard ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $233.29, raw the card sits at $11.40 — 20,5× as much. Of 5.744 copies already graded, 16 % received a 10 and 59 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $56.67 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 11 auctions the median was $16.84, across 37 fixed-price sales $9.66. Auctions therefore fetched about 74 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $6.73 and $11.80, with a median of $8.62. 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 $5.26. Offers well below $3.16 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 $8.27 (31), German $7.85 (27). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.