Team Rocket's Raticate

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $86.15, raw the card sits at $7.18 — 12.0× as much. Of 4.069 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 57 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $36.45 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 333 auctions the median was $5.34, across 840 fixed-price sales $7.06. Fixed price therefore fetched about 32 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.61 and $8.33, with a median of $6.73. 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 $9.82 (23), Italian $7.24 (11), English $7.18 (1247). French fetches about 75 % 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.