Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $719.93, raw the card sits at $8.91 — 80,8× as much. Of 5.455 copies already graded, 1 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $43.15 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 95 auctions the median was $5.81, across 404 fixed-price sales $6.88. Fixed price therefore fetched about 18 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $3.51 and $8.97, with a median of $5.89. 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 $1.98. Offers well below $1.19 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 $11.51 (15), English $6.45 (715). German fetches about 78 % 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.