Blaine's Ponyta

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €178,10, raw the card sits at €2,12 — 84,0× as much. Of 301 copies already graded, 17 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €81,44 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 14 auctions the median was €1,00, across 27 fixed-price sales €1,81. Fixed price therefore fetched about 81 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €1,31 and €2,60, with a median of €1,82. 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 €1,00. Offers well below €0,60 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 €1,75 (45), Japanese €1,00 (11). English fetches about 75 % 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.