Dragonair

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €259,59, raw the card sits at €44,94 — 5,8× as much. Of 16.119 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €112,65 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 304 auctions the median was €40,88, across 408 fixed-price sales €46,55. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €37,66 and €49,24, with a median of €42,95. 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 €34,11. Offers well below €20,47 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: German €51,91 (40), French €44,70 (83), Italian €42,68 (104). German fetches about 29 % 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.