Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,999, raw the card sits at $95.19 — 42,0× as much. Of 1.339 copies already graded, 18 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,215 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 99 auctions the median was $69.94, across 179 fixed-price sales $84.63. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $50.48 and $101.98, with a median of $73.03. 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 $34.36. Offers well below $20.62 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 $82.22 (239), French $39.95 (12). English fetches about 106 % 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.