Flying Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $384.82, raw the card sits at $8.45 — 45,5× as much. Of 10.938 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 47 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $158.53 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 180 auctions the median was $9.40, across 430 fixed-price sales $10.34. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.78 and $11.26, with a median of $8.73. 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 $4.80. Offers well below $2.88 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 $13.95 (39), French $9.22 (22), English $7.48 (624). German fetches about 87 % 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.