Team Rocket's Ariana

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $54.97, raw the card sits at $15.99 — 3.4× as much. Of 2.905 copies already graded, 50 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $40.50 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 218 auctions the median was $22.95, across 455 fixed-price sales $24.96. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $19.31 and $28.54, with a median of $23.39. 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 $16.34. Offers well below $9.81 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: French $44.77 (21), Italian $31.90 (10), German $23.45 (81). French fetches about 121 % more.

Last Sold 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.