Team Rocket's Mimikyu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $130.47, raw the card sits at $21.38 — 6.1× as much. Of 7.962 copies already graded, 60 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $94.04 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 378 auctions the median was $23.21, across 788 fixed-price sales $28.86. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $20.45 and $32.07, with a median of $26.15. 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 $15.05. Offers well below $9.03 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 $21.43 (1322), French $16.81 (34), Italian $16.70 (14). English fetches about 53 % 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.