Team Rocket's Ariana

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $66.88, raw the card sits at $19.65 — 3.4× as much. Of 2.434 copies already graded, 51 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $47.07 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 182 auctions the median was $24.70, across 381 fixed-price sales $26.68. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $19.52 and $29.46, with a median of $23.59. 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 $17.42. Offers well below $10.45 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 $34.02 (19), German $28.17 (73), English $19.65 (659). French fetches about 88 % 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.