Wartortle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $10,470, raw the card sits at $148.72 — 70,4× as much. Of 2.997 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,132 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 93 auctions the median was $91.02, across 61 fixed-price sales $112.14. Fixed price therefore fetched about 23 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $27.50 and $78.82, with a median of $52.53. 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 $14.59. Offers well below $8.76 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 $83.03 (19), French $59.54 (22). English fetches about 39 % 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.