Alakazam V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $76.90, raw the card sits at $5.81 — 13,2× as much. Of 4.807 copies already graded, 49 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $49.60 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 38 auctions the median was $4.48, across 150 fixed-price sales $6.32. Fixed price therefore fetched about 41 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.57 and $6.80, with a median of $5.55. 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 $3.51. Offers well below $2.11 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 $5.26 (323), German $5.01 (12). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.