Piplup

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $41.69, raw the card sits at $11.46 — 3,6× as much. Of 13.217 copies already graded, 82 % received a 10 and 17 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $37.93 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 143 auctions the median was $12.91, across 248 fixed-price sales $15.40. 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 $10.70 and $15.52, with a median of $12.95. 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 $7.39. Offers well below $4.43 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 $17.43 (15), German $12.31 (22), English $10.81 (230). French fetches about 124 % 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.