Lightning Energy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €127,04, raw the card sits at €2,57 — 49,4× as much. Of 236 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €40,25 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 18 auctions the median was €4,69, across 49 fixed-price sales €5,22. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €3,51 and €6,63, with a median of €4,69. 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 €2,37. Offers well below €1,42 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.