Turtwig

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $223.24, raw the card sits at $12.29 — 18,2× as much. Of 2.543 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $94.41 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 108 auctions the median was $9.66, across 570 fixed-price sales $11.62. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $9.69 and $12.91, with a median of $10.89. 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 $7.86. Offers well below $4.71 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 $11.21 (12), English $11.17 (734), French $10.10 (19). Italian fetches about 25 % 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.