Dark Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $751.83, raw the card sits at $35.85 — 21.0× as much. Of 2.995 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 24 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $149.31 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 271 auctions the median was $22.16, across 530 fixed-price sales $23.43. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $16.90 and $29.14, with a median of $21.36. 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 $12.28. Offers well below $7.37 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 $29.56 (26), English $21.79 (765). German fetches about 36 % 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.