Rotom V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $36.36, raw the card sits at $1.75 — 20,8× as much. Of 446 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.18 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 27 auctions the median was $0.99, across 66 fixed-price sales $2.04. Fixed price therefore fetched about 107 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $1.12 and $2.39, with a median of $1.89. 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 $0.98. Offers well below $0.59 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: Italian $2.39 (10), English $1.72 (98). Italian fetches about 39 % 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.