Dark Alakazam

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $489.75, raw the card sits at $28.23 — 17,3× as much. Of 1.091 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 24 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $95.81 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 196 auctions the median was $10.09, across 371 fixed-price sales $12.34. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.24 and $15.40, with a median of $11.52. 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 $5.30. Offers well below $3.18 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 $25.02 (16), English $13.48 (576). German fetches about 86 % 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.