Magikarp & Wailord GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $866.61, raw the card sits at $187.31 — 4,6× as much. Of 1.646 copies already graded, 52 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $550.27 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 39 auctions the median was $101.20, across 89 fixed-price sales $111.82. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $64.05 and $112.89, with a median of $91.69. 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 $43.55. Offers well below $26.13 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.