Friends in Sinnoh

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $85.88, raw the card sits at $10.68 — 8.0× as much. Of 2.648 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $57.54 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 95 auctions the median was $7.28, across 261 fixed-price sales $10.69. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $7.84 and $11.87, with a median of $9.37. 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 $6.35. Offers well below $3.81 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 $14.05 (18), English $10.68 (507). German fetches about 32 % 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.