Dark Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,358, raw the card sits at $71.55 — 19.0× as much. Of 4.995 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $393.97 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 139 auctions the median was $65.19, across 201 fixed-price sales $68.49. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $39.47 and $69.52, with a median of $53.26. 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 $31.42. Offers well below $18.85 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 $55.13 (221), German $51.96 (20). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.