Moltres

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $246.90, raw the card sits at $18.11 — 13,6× as much. Of 948 copies already graded, 33 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $115.29 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 14 auctions the median was $16.69, across 137 fixed-price sales $18.50. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $15.65 and $19.92, with a median of $17.75. 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 $12.91. Offers well below $7.75 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 $20.33 (68), English $17.59 (214). Italian fetches about 16 % 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.