Garchomp & Giratina GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $388.56, raw the card sits at $48.97 — 7,9× as much. Of 3.718 copies already graded, 39 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $208.03 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 83 auctions the median was $40.19, across 253 fixed-price sales $46.99. Fixed price therefore fetched about 17 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $35.24 and $50.51, with a median of $41.12. 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 $28.93. Offers well below $17.36 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 $48.74 (352), Italian $41.66 (11), German $34.25 (14). English fetches about 42 % 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.