Dragonair

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €430,77, raw the card sits at €10,55 — 40,8× as much. Of 960 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €131,52 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 101 auctions the median was €7,53, across 227 fixed-price sales €9,49. Fixed price therefore fetched about 26 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €6,39 and €12,89, with a median of €8,91. 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 €4,37. Offers well below €2,62 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 €11,59 (31), Italian €8,57 (55), English €8,13 (239). French fetches about 66 % 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.