Blastoise

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.397,62, raw the card sits at €206,89 — 6,8× as much. Of 117 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 36 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €1.735,55 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 €238,70, across 41 fixed-price sales €197,68. Auctions therefore fetched about 21 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €94,04 and €257,87, with a median of €173,76. 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 €61,92. Offers well below €37,15 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.