Dark Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,177, raw the card sits at $70.34 — 45.2× as much. Of 12.225 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $325.79 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 512 auctions the median was $39.65, across 621 fixed-price sales $39.56. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $23.61 and $45.72, with a median of $33.73. 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 $18.57. Offers well below $11.14 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 $50.51 (18), English $38.31 (951). German fetches about 32 % 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.