Charmander

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $147.63, raw the card sits at $1.92 — 76,9× as much. Of 3.992 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $53.07 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 22 auctions the median was $3.36, across 70 fixed-price sales $2.19. Auctions therefore fetched about 53 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $1.30 and $2.82, with a median of $1.93. 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 $0.98. Offers well below $0.59 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: English $2.33 (251), Italian $2.01 (24), German $1.78 (15). English fetches about 31 % 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.