Blastoise VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $192.64, raw the card sits at $40.54 — 4,8× as much. Of 3.765 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $132.88 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 61 auctions the median was $24.13, across 246 fixed-price sales $32.13. Fixed price therefore fetched about 33 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $25.03 and $35.27, with a median of $29.95. 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 $17.96. Offers well below $10.78 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 $42.64 (35), English $29.38 (310), German $22.44 (18). Italian fetches about 90 % 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.