Charizard VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $591.01, raw the card sits at $39.49 — 15.0× as much. Of 46.787 copies already graded, 21 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $182.57 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 236 auctions the median was $40.00, across 672 fixed-price sales $44.74. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $36.41 and $47.22, with a median of $41.13. 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 $32.71. Offers well below $19.63 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: French $65.17 (13), Italian $43.06 (89), English $40.30 (761). French fetches about 65 % 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.