Team Rocket's Dugtrio

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $53.60, raw the card sits at $5.36 — 10.0× as much. Of 4.477 copies already graded, 66 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $44.76 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 357 auctions the median was $11.09, across 948 fixed-price sales $12.85. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.53 and $14.63, with a median of $11.59. 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 $6.33. Offers well below $3.80 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 $14.52 (22), English $7.77 (1343), German $5.88 (141). French fetches about 189 % 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.