Charmander

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $100.05, raw the card sits at $34.45 — 2.9× as much. Of 35.268 copies already graded, 84 % received a 10 and 15 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $90.80 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 48 auctions the median was $58.45, across 137 fixed-price sales $52.11. Auctions therefore fetched about 12 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $38.77 and $52.90, with a median of $45.08. 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 $30.99. Offers well below $18.59 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 $55.21 (21), English $31.51 (167), French $31.36 (13). German fetches about 76 % 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.