Arceus VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $95.31, raw the card sits at $17.85 — 5.3× as much. Of 4.635 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $71.69 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 70 auctions the median was $14.02, across 195 fixed-price sales $18.85. Fixed price therefore fetched about 34 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.55 and $19.72, with a median of $16.90. 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 $10.59. Offers well below $6.36 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 $15.79 (271), German $12.99 (27). English fetches about 22 % 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.