Charizard ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $684.51, raw the card sits at $98.57 — 6,9× as much. Of 58.720 copies already graded, 24 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $257.60 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 491 auctions the median was $103.29, across 1093 fixed-price sales $117.88. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $90.92 and $117.59, with a median of $103.12. 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 $78.57. Offers well below $47.14 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: French $81.89 (91), German $80.82 (271), Italian $75.20 (48). French fetches about 16 % 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.