Venusaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $21,693, raw the card sits at $946.92 — 22,9× as much. Of 1.628 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 22 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $3,144 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 39 auctions the median was $69.92, across 80 fixed-price sales $108.25. Fixed price therefore fetched about 55 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $46.99 and $88.02, with a median of $60.03. 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 $34.58. Offers well below $20.75 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.