Pikachu V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $204.87, raw the card sits at $22.96 — 8,9× as much. Of 5.102 copies already graded, 52 % received a 10 and 36 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $133.38 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 158 auctions the median was $24.67, across 351 fixed-price sales $26.26. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $19.58 and $28.98, with a median of $24.14. 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 $16.19. Offers well below $9.71 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 $28.05 (15), Italian $24.04 (13), English $22.15 (514). French fetches about 33 % 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.