Giovanni's Gyarados

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €2.343,54, raw the card sits at €133,28 — 17,6× as much. Of 4.204 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €392,46 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 136 auctions the median was €71,00, across 343 fixed-price sales €85,95. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between €56,68 and €96,09, with a median of €73,17. 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 €40,12. Offers well below €24,07 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 €83,96 (431), Japanese €43,55 (64). English fetches about 93 % 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.