Zapdos

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.454,54, raw the card sits at €34,96 — 41,6× as much. Of 18.321 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €251,09 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 182 auctions the median was €23,50, across 390 fixed-price sales €26,16. 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 €16,60 and €34,71, with a median of €22,35. 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 €11,48. Offers well below €6,89 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 €35,37 (16), Italian €32,08 (85), German €29,94 (27). Japanese fetches about 76 % 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.