Wartortle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $362.60, raw the card sits at $53.99 — 6.7× as much. Of 27.957 copies already graded, 24 % received a 10 and 55 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $146.16 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 218 auctions the median was $59.95, across 376 fixed-price sales $65.45. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $52.22 and $70.07, with a median of $59.51. 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 $22.48. Offers well below $13.49 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 $66.44 (24), German $61.98 (59), English $56.67 (615). French fetches about 20 % 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.