Ivysaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $83.26, raw the card sits at $18.09 — 4,6× as much. Of 16.193 copies already graded, 62 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $63.17 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 503 auctions the median was $24.13, across 834 fixed-price sales $23.52. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $18.66 and $24.23, with a median of $20.87. 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 $16.28. Offers well below $9.77 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: French $32.18 (47), Italian $28.06 (38), English $17.67 (968). French fetches about 83 % 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.