Team Rocket's Meowth

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $182.16, raw the card sits at $24.58 — 7,4× as much. Of 14.155 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 55 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $82.39 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 309 auctions the median was $25.54, across 684 fixed-price sales $28.28. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $23.53 and $30.58, with a median of $26.18. 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 $20.25. Offers well below $12.15 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: Italian $46.79 (17), French $38.73 (41), German $20.76 (153). Italian fetches about 138 % 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.