Team Rocket's Raticate

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $86.09, raw the card sits at $5.20 — 16.5× as much. Of 4.069 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 57 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.24 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 355 auctions the median was $5.34, across 918 fixed-price sales $7.01. Fixed price therefore fetched about 31 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.55 and $8.21, with a median of $6.70. 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 $4.49. Offers well below $2.69 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 $8.74 (24), Italian $7.23 (11), German $5.60 (127). French fetches about 59 % 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.