Lt. Surge's Jolteon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $676.95, raw the card sits at $79.68 — 8,5× as much. Of 830 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $227.05 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 30 auctions the median was $33.70, across 40 fixed-price sales $48.94. Fixed price therefore fetched about 45 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $29.07 and $52.17, with a median of $37.28. 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 $17.65. Offers well below $10.59 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.