Misty's Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €3.953,41, raw the card sits at €494,46 — 8,0× as much. Of 2.941 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €1.292,02 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 50 auctions the median was €511,50, across 64 fixed-price sales €480,57. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between €188,25 and €360,93, with a median of €258,79. 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 €108,14. Offers well below €64,88 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.