Venusaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $437.84, raw the card sits at $42.28 — 10,4× as much. Of 634 copies already graded, 31 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $252.08 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 31 auctions the median was $21.74, across 72 fixed-price sales $35.21. Fixed price therefore fetched about 62 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $21.74 and $39.28, with a median of $29.61. 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 $16.68. Offers well below $10.01 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 $31.25 (111), German $18.35 (10). English fetches about 70 % 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.