Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $718.67, raw the card sits at $17.53 — 41,0× as much. Of 759 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $260.77 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 54 auctions the median was $15.18, across 98 fixed-price sales $14.08. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $9.79 and $17.17, with a median of $12.91. 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 $6.17. Offers well below $3.70 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 $14.42 (169), French $13.05 (10). English fetches about 10 % 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.