Arceus

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $7,742, raw the card sits at $19.73 — 392,3× as much. Of 812 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $715.98 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 50 auctions the median was $12.64, across 172 fixed-price sales $13.27. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $8.27 and $18.20, with a median of $12.35. 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 $5.61. Offers well below $3.37 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: English $11.45 (309), German $8.97 (21). English fetches about 28 % 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.