Team Rocket's Houndoom

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €149,78, raw the card sits at €5,00 — 30,0× as much. Of 10.123 copies already graded, 34 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €69,25 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 239 auctions the median was €13,17, across 568 fixed-price sales €16,18. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €12,56 and €17,09, with a median of €14,87. 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 €10,78. Offers well below €6,47 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: French €15,62 (54), Italian €15,26 (81), English €13,95 (514). French fetches about 20 % 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.