Steelix

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €159,66, raw the card sits at €33,04 — 4,8× as much. Of 6.406 copies already graded, 44 % received a 10 and 47 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €89,81 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 147 auctions the median was €28,07, across 320 fixed-price sales €33,29. Fixed price therefore fetched about 19 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €24,22 and €35,04, with a median of €29,76. 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 €19,50. Offers well below €11,70 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: French €34,00 (11), English €30,59 (247), German €20,00 (39). French fetches about 70 % 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.