Arceus

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,246, raw the card sits at $27.87 — 116,5× as much. Of 690 copies already graded, 8 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $536.79 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 40 auctions the median was $17.14, across 124 fixed-price sales $22.98. Fixed price therefore fetched about 34 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.50 and $27.36, with a median of $19.69. 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 $9.99. Offers well below $5.99 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 $21.66 (189), German $15.80 (15). English fetches about 37 % 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.