Salamence V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €52,86, raw the card sits at €4,74 — 11,2× as much. Of 1.710 copies already graded, 66 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €43,98 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 26 auctions the median was €2,50, across 109 fixed-price sales €4,90. Fixed price therefore fetched about 96 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €3,50 and €5,23, with a median of €4,50. 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 €2,60. Offers well below €1,56 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: English €4,34 (77), Italian €3,99 (23). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.