Dark Alakazam

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,799, raw the card sits at $191.45 — 25.1× as much. Of 6.045 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $797.07 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 172 auctions the median was $162.35, across 234 fixed-price sales $182.91. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $85.86 and $174.52, with a median of $120.81. 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 $38.22. Offers well below $22.93 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: English $173.24 (193), German $95.62 (17). English fetches about 81 % more.

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.