Zapdos

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €74,44, raw the card sits at €2,52 — 29,5× as much. Of 560 copies already graded, 38 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €44,24 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 11 auctions the median was €6,56, across 49 fixed-price sales €2,80. Auctions therefore fetched about 134 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €1,80 and €2,95, with a median of €2,32. 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 €1,40. Offers well below €0,84 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: English €2,61 (37), German €2,12 (14). English fetches about 23 % 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.