Magikarp & Wailord GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,002, raw the card sits at $617.10 — 6.5× as much. Of 4.555 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,770 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 148 auctions the median was $1,321, across 204 fixed-price sales $838.86. Auctions therefore fetched about 58 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $343.25 and $816.37, with a median of $559.40. 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 $92.48. Offers well below $55.49 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 $629.06 (261), German $388.22 (10). English fetches about 62 % 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.