Team Rocket's Giovanni

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $56.72, raw the card sits at $6.99 — 8,1× as much. Of 2.296 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $39.90 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 205 auctions the median was $6.33, across 531 fixed-price sales $9.38. Fixed price therefore fetched about 48 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.88 and $10.37, with a median of $7.82. 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 $4.82. Offers well below $2.89 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 $11.22 (22), German $6.76 (82), English $6.41 (850). French fetches about 75 % 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.