Butterfree VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €63,26, raw the card sits at €17,80 — 3,6× as much. Of 2.862 copies already graded, 74 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €54,14 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 70 auctions the median was €14,18, across 165 fixed-price sales €17,86. 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 €13,16 and €19,39, with a median of €16,61. 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 €9,19. Offers well below €5,51 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 €18,91 (16), English €15,69 (163). Italian fetches about 21 % 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.