Giovanni's Magikarp

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €578,90, raw the card sits at €5,76 — 100,5× as much. Of 428 copies already graded, 24 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €301,67 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 45 auctions the median was €2,77, across 108 fixed-price sales €4,07. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €2,57 and €5,66, with a median of €3,73. 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 €1,48. Offers well below €0,89 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: Japanese €5,51 (16), English €3,18 (123). Japanese 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.