Dark Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $13,010, raw the card sits at $487.72 — 26.7× as much. Of 9.259 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 24 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,529 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 187 auctions the median was $360.71, across 197 fixed-price sales $447.12. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $204.76 and $387.51, with a median of $304.03. 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 $135.29. Offers well below $81.17 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 $348.67 (198), German $171.19 (28). English fetches about 104 % 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.