Bulbasaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $73.04, raw the card sits at $22.32 — 3.3× as much. Of 32.931 copies already graded, 79 % received a 10 and 19 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $64.67 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 214 auctions the median was $39.78, across 259 fixed-price sales $47.87. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $27.58 and $47.31, with a median of $34.32. 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 $21.06. Offers well below $12.63 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 $44.82 (40), French $39.22 (21), Italian $33.52 (19). German fetches about 89 % 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.