Manaphy

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $151.36, raw the card sits at $5.92 — 25,6× as much. Of 2.238 copies already graded, 34 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $69.71 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 100 auctions the median was $5.81, across 516 fixed-price sales $6.86. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.40 and $7.87, with a median of $6.44. 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 $4.38. Offers well below $2.63 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 $14.63 (17), German $11.07 (32), English $4.94 (740). French fetches about 196 % 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.