Dark Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.483,40, raw the card sits at €41,96 — 35,4× as much. Of 16.272 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €178,84 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 182 auctions the median was €29,35, across 217 fixed-price sales €36,12. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €18,80 and €42,72, with a median of €29,35. 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 €12,04. Offers well below €7,22 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: German €47,48 (12), English €27,09 (494). German fetches about 75 % 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.