Vaporeon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $289.43, raw the card sits at $21.69 — 13,3× as much. Of 9.327 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $111.85 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 123 auctions the median was $21.63, across 487 fixed-price sales $20.42. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $18.61 and $24.09, with a median of $19.82. 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 $15.65. Offers well below $9.39 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: German $27.05 (83), French $22.62 (32), English $19.74 (675). German fetches about 37 % 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.