Dark Dragonite

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,272, raw the card sits at $72.48 — 17,6× as much. Of 5.218 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $356.59 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 78 auctions the median was $65.27, across 129 fixed-price sales $73.80. 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 $40.15 and $73.80, with a median of $58.19. 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 $19.71. Offers well below $11.83 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 $49.21 (121), Japanese $44.48 (13). English fetches about 11 % 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.