Dark Alakazam

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $713.72, raw the card sits at $29.58 — 24,1× as much. Of 2.788 copies already graded, 12 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $208.70 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 86 auctions the median was $25.58, across 125 fixed-price sales $28.66. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $19.19 and $33.79, with a median of $24.50. 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 $14.00. Offers well below $8.40 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 $33.65 (10), English $28.93 (165). German fetches about 16 % 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.