Magikarp

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €243,80, raw the card sits at €3,71 — 65,7× as much. Of 1.269 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €83,15 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 59 auctions the median was €1,96, across 184 fixed-price sales €2,63. Fixed price therefore fetched about 34 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €1,75 and €3,95, with a median of €2,50. 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 €1,09. Offers well below €0,65 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: Italian €5,40 (15), German €3,00 (46), English €2,19 (137). Italian fetches about 147 % 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.