Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $293.10, raw the card sits at $94.08 — 3,1× as much. Of 9.048 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $203.77 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 12 auctions the median was $52.20, across 19 fixed-price sales $111.07. Fixed price therefore fetched about 113 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $24.66 and $91.29, with a median of $51.07. 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: Italian $106.76 (32), English $94.73 (81). Italian fetches about 13 % 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.