Acerola's Mischief

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $74.05, raw the card sits at $34.73 — 2,1× as much. Of 2.674 copies already graded, 58 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $56.08 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 162 auctions the median was $27.82, across 364 fixed-price sales $33.54. Fixed price therefore fetched about 21 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $26.85 and $35.10, with a median of $29.95. 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 $22.52. Offers well below $13.51 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: German $38.30 (51), French $33.04 (12), English $25.27 (551). German fetches about 52 % 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.