Ivysaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $672.71, raw the card sits at $45.97 — 14,6× as much. Of 332 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 45 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $218.73 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 12 auctions the median was $6.17, across 46 fixed-price sales $4.40. Auctions therefore fetched about 40 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $2.77 and $5.96, with a median of $3.96. 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 $2.17. Offers well below $1.30 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 $20.88 (12), English $8.14 (158). German fetches about 157 % 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.