Erika's Vileplume

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $2,289, raw the card sits at $101.01 — 22,7× as much. Of 2.179 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 43 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $567.87 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 48 auctions the median was $150.33, across 50 fixed-price sales $107.70. Auctions therefore fetched about 40 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $59.00 and $100.74, with a median of $72.95. 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 $40.80. Offers well below $24.48 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.