Misty's Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €225,60, raw the card sits at €1,72 — 131,2× as much. Of 1.189 copies already graded, 55 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €142,09 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 21 auctions the median was €1,00, across 95 fixed-price sales €1,77. Fixed price therefore fetched about 77 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €1,18 and €2,46, with a median of €1,76. 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 €1,00. Offers well below €0,60 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 €1,97 (48), English €1,66 (116), German €1,00 (31). French fetches about 97 % 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.