Rayquaza VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €158,54, raw the card sits at €15,14 — 10,5× as much. Of 3.800 copies already graded, 74 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €131,73 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 51 auctions the median was €12,00, across 163 fixed-price sales €13,61. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €10,58 and €15,36, with a median of €12,99. 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 €8,84. Offers well below €5,30 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: French €15,09 (51), German €13,61 (17), Italian €12,75 (61). French fetches about 25 % 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.