Rayquaza VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €147,28, raw the card sits at €10,98 — 13,4× as much. Of 3.370 copies already graded, 70 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €119,52 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 118 auctions the median was €10,09, across 358 fixed-price sales €11,95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €8,38 and €13,50, with a median of €10,69. 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 €6,87. Offers well below €4,12 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 €13,56 (19), Italian €12,79 (48), French €12,48 (72). German fetches about 41 % 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.