Gengar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $52,336, raw the card sits at $1,831 — 28,6× as much. Of 3.597 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $7,452 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 177 auctions the median was $669.26, across 336 fixed-price sales $727.83. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $317.50 and $707.46, with a median of $492.01. 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 $172.86. Offers well below $103.72 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 $625.31 (49), English $493.02 (333), German $344.23 (33). Italian fetches about 102 % 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.