I am willing to buy an ungraded Gold Star Rayquaza even with creases and edge wear as long as the artwork looks decent.
I’d prefer trading with non-Americans unfortunately, as otherwise I would have to import taxes. I’d also prefer a Japanese or a French card, as those are less expensive, since English cards tend to go for way more.
Only way you’ll know is by placing a bid on it. If my memory serves correct non japanese/english gold stars rarely fetch high prices even when they should be rarer in terms of numbers.
Tip for auctions, the ones that seem to that they will go high can sometimes be the cheaper ones. One strategy is to bid up an item early so people think it will end high and thus not bid. When people think they will get a steal is when they remember the auction and to bid.
I have to second this. It’s so much harder to snipe an auction when you bid super early on an item. I’m almost always one of those that waits till the last 30 seconds to place a bid.