Dark Dragonair

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €611,46, raw the card sits at €16,42 — 37,2× as much. Of 4.372 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €129,79 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 44 auctions the median was €11,80, across 88 fixed-price sales €12,05. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between €8,50 and €15,23, with a median of €10,50. 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 €5,24. Offers well below €3,14 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 €14,34 (13), English €9,64 (104). French fetches about 49 % 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.