Dark Kadabra

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $350.03, raw the card sits at $9.51 — 36.8× as much. Of 2.395 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $93.94 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 110 auctions the median was $8.38, across 211 fixed-price sales $7.35. Auctions therefore fetched about 14 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $4.76 and $8.94, with a median of $6.26. 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 $3.31. Offers well below $1.99 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 $9.10 (27), English $6.14 (226). German fetches about 48 % 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.