Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,409, raw the card sits at $136.60 — 25.0× as much. Of 4.086 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $504.54 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 105 auctions the median was $106.85, across 210 fixed-price sales $119.42. 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 $87.84 and $136.08, with a median of $113.44. 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 $67.17. Offers well below $40.30 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 $145.97 (64), English $126.09 (224), German $59.90 (29). Italian fetches about 144 % more.

Last Sold 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.