Gyarados V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €103,80, raw the card sits at €16,75 — 6,2× as much. Of 1.238 copies already graded, 54 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €68,50 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 30 auctions the median was €11,14, across 103 fixed-price sales €16,82. Fixed price therefore fetched about 51 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €13,02 and €18,29, with a median of €15,70. 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 €9,65. Offers well below €5,79 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 €16,02 (12), English €13,15 (88), German €9,27 (12). Italian fetches about 73 % 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.