Surfing Pikachu V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $101.83, raw the card sits at $5.79 — 17.6× as much. Of 7.619 copies already graded, 42 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $59.92 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 32 auctions the median was $5.07, across 100 fixed-price sales $6.28. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.70 and $7.05, with a median of $5.79. 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 $3.87. Offers well below $2.32 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 $5.92 (32), English $5.48 (139). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.