Lt. Surge's Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,075, raw the card sits at $78.87 — 26,3× as much. Of 3.278 copies already graded, 7 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $407.07 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 87 auctions the median was $49.32, across 255 fixed-price sales $68.46. Fixed price therefore fetched about 39 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $39.18 and $70.40, with a median of $55.42. 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 $25.07. Offers well below $15.04 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 $58.95 (387), Japanese $47.98 (29). English fetches about 23 % 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.