Team Rocket's Proton

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $49.30, raw the card sits at $3.84 — 12,8× as much. Of 710 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $37.89 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 50 auctions the median was $3.37, across 174 fixed-price sales $6.85. Fixed price therefore fetched about 103 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.93 and $7.05, with a median of $5.56. 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 $2.95. Offers well below $1.77 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: German $5.56 (51), English $3.85 (454). German fetches about 44 % 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.