Beedrill

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $118.70, raw the card sits at $5.77 — 20,6× as much. Of 807 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $52.28 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 107 auctions the median was $3.52, across 255 fixed-price sales $4.66. Fixed price therefore fetched about 32 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.62 and $6.08, with a median of $4.03. 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 $1.54. Offers well below $0.92 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 $10.07 (13), Italian $4.58 (42), German $4.41 (77). French fetches about 198 % 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.