Lt. Surge's Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,170, raw the card sits at $19.49 — 60,0× as much. Of 482 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $239.52 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 57 auctions the median was $14.85, across 199 fixed-price sales $19.30. Fixed price therefore fetched about 30 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.68 and $23.51, with a median of $18.24. 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 $9.83. Offers well below $5.90 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: Japanese $22.97 (15), English $19.48 (351). Japanese fetches about 18 % 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.