Special Delivery Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,001, raw the card sits at $224.73 — 8.9× as much. Of 33.011 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 56 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $492.77 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 257 auctions the median was $198.98, across 437 fixed-price sales $231.08. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $180.41 and $253.72, with a median of $216.93. 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 $156.14. Offers well below $93.69 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.