Bulbasaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $553.29, raw the card sits at $34.43 — 16,1× as much. Of 883 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $264.73 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 69 auctions the median was $26.11, across 173 fixed-price sales $29.36. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $20.40 and $35.07, with a median of $28.06. 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 $13.98. Offers well below $8.39 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 $34.24 (277), German $19.19 (21). English 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.