Magnezone

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,807, raw the card sits at $88.75 — 20.4× as much. Of 921 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $385.72 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 54 auctions the median was $43.39, across 151 fixed-price sales $38.49. Auctions therefore fetched about 13 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $22.53 and $46.47, with a median of $34.42. 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 $11.16. Offers well below $6.69 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 $54.43 (179), German $21.87 (10). English fetches about 149 % 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.