Ho-Oh

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,253, raw the card sits at $278.41 — 4,5× as much. Of 660 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 22 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $296.92 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 42 auctions the median was $11.79, across 111 fixed-price sales $16.32. Fixed price therefore fetched about 38 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.15 and $29.38, with a median of $12.34. 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 $4.03. Offers well below $2.42 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 $59.00 (321), German $23.55 (24), French $20.74 (23). English fetches about 184 % 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.