Rayquaza ex δ

A PSA 10 currently sells for about £11,328, raw the card sits at £138.41 — 81,8× as much. Of 1.392 copies already graded, 5 % received a 10 and 22 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns £2,315 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 73 auctions the median was £195.08, across 186 fixed-price sales £220.78. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between £97.04 and £224.12, with a median of £149.91. 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 £55.82. Offers well below £33.49 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 £199.39 (142), French £195.46 (12), German £146.68 (35). English fetches about 36 % 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.