Bulbasaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,067, raw the card sits at $34.74 — 30,7× as much. Of 539 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $535.71 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 36 auctions the median was $5.43, across 135 fixed-price sales $5.87. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $4.47 and $9.29, with a median of $5.85. 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 $3.52. Offers well below $2.11 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: English $6.90 (355), German $5.05 (26). English fetches about 37 % 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.