Meltan

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $54.22, raw the card sits at $6.69 — 8,1× as much. Of 994 copies already graded, 46 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $39.05 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 46 auctions the median was $4.85, across 233 fixed-price sales $6.58. Fixed price therefore fetched about 36 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.20 and $7.30, with a median of $6.03. 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 $4.14. Offers well below $2.49 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 $5.90 (418), German $4.68 (25). English fetches about 26 % 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.