Charizard VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,402, raw the card sits at $77.29 — 18.1× as much. Of 61.067 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $316.95 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 248 auctions the median was $78.03, across 832 fixed-price sales $82.44. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $68.82 and $84.52, with a median of $76.64. 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 $59.80. Offers well below $35.88 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 $164.82 (17), English $70.26 (1382), Italian $68.83 (11). French fetches about 157 % 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.