Ethan's Typhlosion

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $268.57, raw the card sits at $19.86 — 13.5× as much. Of 16.911 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 56 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $96.72 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 315 auctions the median was $27.44, across 711 fixed-price sales $31.26. Fixed price therefore fetched about 14 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $23.59 and $33.39, with a median of $28.16. 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 $20.13. Offers well below $12.08 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 $34.46 (58), Italian $31.54 (29), English $22.63 (981). 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.