Magikarp & Wailord GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,088, raw the card sits at $624.34 — 6.5× as much. Of 4.501 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,817 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 120 auctions the median was $1,306, across 175 fixed-price sales $786.18. Auctions therefore fetched about 66 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $345.89 and $815.05, with a median of $563.45. 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 $96.47. Offers well below $57.88 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 $559.90 (245), German $436.69 (10). English fetches about 28 % 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.