Dragonair

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €95,95, raw the card sits at €12,85 — 7,5× as much. Of 367 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €67,60 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 17 auctions the median was €6,11, across 109 fixed-price sales €7,34. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €4,87 and €8,67, with a median of €6,51. 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 €3,89. Offers well below €2,33 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 €8,38 (141), French €8,37 (27). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.