Shining Rayquaza

A PSA 10 currently sells for about €1.264,66, raw the card sits at €128,65 — 9,8× as much. Of 11.229 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns €489,29 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 71 auctions the median was €131,00, across 266 fixed-price sales €109,97. Auctions therefore fetched about 19 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between €65,06 and €117,33, with a median of €91,00. 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 €49,28. Offers well below €29,57 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 €106,00 (11), English €103,09 (333), German €73,79 (24). French fetches about 44 % 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.