Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €4.431,01, raw the card sits at €277,41 — 16,0× as much. Of 562 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €1.403,29 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 24 auctions the median was €540,48, across 34 fixed-price sales €248,02. Auctions therefore fetched about 118 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €131,06 and €261,61, with a median of €193,32. 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 €94,00. Offers well below €56,40 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.