Vaporeon VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $768.61, raw the card sits at $84.89 — 9,1× as much. Of 15.880 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $292.46 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 146 auctions the median was $79.43, across 348 fixed-price sales $96.30. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $73.74 and $99.13, with a median of $86.42. 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 $64.41. Offers well below $38.65 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: German $177.47 (23), French $111.13 (16), English $84.87 (419). German fetches about 138 % 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.