Flareon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $480.93, raw the card sits at $19.38 — 24.8× as much. Of 6.950 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $130.90 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 341 auctions the median was $18.87, across 1009 fixed-price sales $19.79. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $16.98 and $22.81, with a median of $19.42. 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 $14.53. Offers well below $8.72 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 $24.99 (40), Italian $21.01 (16), English $20.58 (1231). French fetches about 49 % more.

Last Sold 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.