Blaine's Arcanine

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,382, raw the card sits at $206.79 — 21,2× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $4,382 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 222 auctions the median was $68.90, across 467 fixed-price sales $85.46. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $39.18 and $86.83, with a median of $58.90. 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 $28.78. Offers well below $17.27 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 $80.71 (797), Japanese $34.21 (175). English fetches about 136 % 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.