Flying Pikachu VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $101.14, raw the card sits at $6.92 — 14.6× as much. Of 14.942 copies already graded, 72 % received a 10 and 23 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $82.84 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 25 auctions the median was $7.06, across 101 fixed-price sales $9.49. 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 $6.75 and $9.17, with a median of $7.54. 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 $5.77. Offers well below $3.46 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 $9.22 (26), English $7.01 (317). German fetches about 31 % 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.