Dark Machoke

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $404.92, raw the card sits at $11.67 — 34.7× as much. Of 1.772 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $108.21 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 76 auctions the median was $7.78, across 180 fixed-price sales $6.73. Auctions therefore fetched about 16 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $4.78 and $8.21, with a median of $5.94. 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 $3.72. Offers well below $2.23 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 $10.92 (11), English $7.93 (219). German fetches about 38 % 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.