Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $541.63, raw the card sits at $11.92 — 45,4× as much. Of 352 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $181.88 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 16 auctions the median was $6.75, across 91 fixed-price sales $8.34. 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 $6.25 and $10.56, with a median of $7.91. 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 $4.60. Offers well below $2.76 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: German $10.81 (10), English $9.84 (213). German fetches about 10 % 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.