Blastoise ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €138,55, raw the card sits at €19,21 — 7,2× as much. Of 10.161 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 44 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €74,87 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 245 auctions the median was €20,45, across 404 fixed-price sales €25,20. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €17,49 and €27,21, with a median of €21,18. 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 €14,88. Offers well below €8,93 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: German €21,78 (42), Italian €21,39 (25), French €20,81 (49). German fetches about 17 % 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.