Dark Alakazam

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,843, raw the card sits at $83.21 — 58,2× as much. Of 5.882 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 18 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $304.65 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 204 auctions the median was $40.97, across 332 fixed-price sales $48.41. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $30.95 and $54.90, with a median of $41.75. 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 $21.33. Offers well below $12.80 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 $42.42 (539), German $25.95 (25). English fetches about 63 % 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.