Acerola's Mischief

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $77.23, raw the card sits at $33.90 — 2.3× as much. Of 5.470 copies already graded, 54 % received a 10 and 36 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $55.27 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 170 auctions the median was $27.96, across 383 fixed-price sales $33.41. Fixed price therefore fetched about 19 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $26.66 and $34.98, with a median of $29.84. 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 $22.82. Offers well below $13.69 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 $37.19 (12), English $30.02 (571), German $24.61 (48). French fetches about 51 % 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.