Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,549, raw the card sits at $118.96 — 29,8× as much. Of 3.983 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $516.88 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 93 auctions the median was $106.06, across 196 fixed-price sales $124.70. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $85.40 and $139.03, with a median of $113.74. 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 $67.24. Offers well below $40.34 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 $149.64 (61), English $118.15 (198), German $51.63 (28). Italian fetches about 190 % 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.