Vileplume

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $5,126, raw the card sits at $202.80 — 25,3× as much. Of 650 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 30 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $947.81 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 11 auctions the median was $222.43, across 12 fixed-price sales $143.38. Auctions therefore fetched about 55 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $93.98 and $133.62, with a median of $111.87. 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 $69.71. Offers well below $41.82 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.