Growlithe

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,173, raw the card sits at $6.88 — 461,2× as much. Of 396 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $2,157 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 19 auctions the median was $4.85, across 116 fixed-price sales $4.67. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $2.91 and $7.04, with a median of $4.11. 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 $2.26. Offers well below $1.35 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 $5.84 (297), German $4.31 (10). English fetches about 35 % 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.