Metagross

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $180.82, raw the card sits at $31.50 — 5,7× as much. Of 6.149 copies already graded, 44 % received a 10 and 47 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $104.03 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 173 auctions the median was $30.73, across 381 fixed-price sales $34.00. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $25.32 and $36.75, with a median of $31.28. 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 $20.22. Offers well below $12.13 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: Italian $40.60 (31), English $31.34 (501), French $25.51 (21). Italian fetches about 132 % 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.