Team Rocket's Orbeetle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $74.07, raw the card sits at $4.22 — 17.5× as much. Of 2.145 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 55 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $30.71 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 138 auctions the median was $3.53, across 544 fixed-price sales $4.72. Fixed price therefore fetched about 34 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.70 and $5.41, with a median of $4.40. 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 $2.91. Offers well below $1.74 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 $7.27 (20), German $3.99 (65), English $3.97 (872). French fetches about 83 % 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.