Lt. Surge's Jolteon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $164.15, raw the card sits at $12.75 — 12,9× as much. Of 465 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $61.59 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 65 auctions the median was $12.58, across 183 fixed-price sales $17.33. Fixed price therefore fetched about 38 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $12.09 and $19.67, with a median of $15.28. 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 $9.41. Offers well below $5.64 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 $14.74 (284), Japanese $7.05 (16). English fetches about 109 % 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.