Steelix

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.039,49, raw the card sits at €28,42 — 36,6× as much. Of 3.306 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €199,98 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 127 auctions the median was €20,38, across 245 fixed-price sales €26,17. Fixed price therefore fetched about 28 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €15,69 and €30,53, with a median of €21,85. 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 €11,10. Offers well below €6,66 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 €21,87 (231), German €15,44 (20), Japanese €13,94 (56). English fetches about 57 % 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.