Dark Charizard

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $24,516, raw the card sits at $1,135 — 21.6× as much. Of 12.251 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $4,197 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 284 auctions the median was $1,115, across 268 fixed-price sales $969.99. Auctions therefore fetched about 15 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $377.28 and $791.67, with a median of $612.41. 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 $213.65. Offers well below $128.19 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 $810.81 (203), German $336.18 (24). English fetches about 141 % 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.