Misty's Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €2.404,75, raw the card sits at €215,99 — 11,1× as much. Of 4.511 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 25 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €409,93 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 126 auctions the median was €78,40, across 257 fixed-price sales €98,93. Fixed price therefore fetched about 26 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €61,09 and €109,92, with a median of €83,63. 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 €41,82. Offers well below €25,09 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 €83,71 (366), Japanese €46,56 (21). English fetches about 80 % 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.