Ponyta

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $657.75, raw the card sits at $25.59 — 25,7× as much. Of 3.141 copies already graded, 25 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $343.47 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 31 auctions the median was $24.01, across 35 fixed-price sales $19.68. Auctions therefore fetched about 22 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $14.28 and $30.87, with a median of $20.47. 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 $8.37. Offers well below $5.02 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 $27.38 (17), English $25.46 (33). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.