Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,412, raw the card sits at $54.89 — 80,4× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $4,412 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.

Across 406 auctions the median was $24.11, across 621 fixed-price sales $29.42. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $19.36 and $35.04, with a median of $24.54. 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 $14.11. Offers well below $8.47 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: Italian $52.98 (21), German $27.48 (36), English $23.55 (943). Italian fetches about 125 % 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.