Team Rocket's Ariana

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $39.62, raw the card sits at $4.94 — 8.0× as much. Of 964 copies already graded, 52 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $27.76 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 142 auctions the median was $3.92, across 388 fixed-price sales $6.51. Fixed price therefore fetched about 66 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.09 and $7.16, with a median of $5.57. 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 $3.15. Offers well below $1.89 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 $6.69 (12), German $5.61 (48), English $4.75 (720). French fetches about 41 % 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.