Magikarp & Wailord GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,098, raw the card sits at $864.11 — 4,7× as much. Of 4.501 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,820 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 117 auctions the median was $1,303, across 170 fixed-price sales $783.86. Auctions therefore fetched about 66 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $342.34 and $811.87, with a median of $561.25. 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 $91.35. Offers well below $54.81 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 $586.80 (238), German $434.98 (10). English fetches about 35 % 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.