Team Rocket's Orbeetle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $112.98, raw the card sits at $4.80 — 23,5× as much. Of 2.283 copies already graded, 32 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $49.21 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 82 auctions the median was $3.73, across 285 fixed-price sales $5.30. Fixed price therefore fetched about 42 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.85 and $5.80, with a median of $4.70. 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 $3.06. Offers well below $1.84 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 $7.30 (20), English $4.59 (590), German $4.00 (65). French fetches about 83 % 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.