Blaine's Charmander

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €189,12, raw the card sits at €4,37 — 43,3× as much. Of 804 copies already graded, 13 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €61,87 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 47 auctions the median was €2,55, across 134 fixed-price sales €4,13. Fixed price therefore fetched about 62 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €2,59 and €5,25, with a median of €3,67. 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 €1,74. Offers well below €1,04 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.