Bulbasaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,395, raw the card sits at $4.66 — 299,5× as much. Of 367 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 39 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $804.39 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 14 auctions the median was $3.37, across 64 fixed-price sales $3.51. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $2.22 and $4.69, with a median of $2.94. 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 $1.47. Offers well below $0.88 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 $5.65 (21), English $3.26 (238). German fetches about 73 % 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.