Pidgeot

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $9,081, raw the card sits at $197.41 — 46,0× as much. Of 957 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,275 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 25 auctions the median was $186.33, across 83 fixed-price sales $121.16. Auctions therefore fetched about 54 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $62.78 and $140.83, with a median of $98.16. 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 $29.33. Offers well below $17.60 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.