Light Flareon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $585.77, raw the card sits at $29.45 — 19,9× as much. Of 567 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $166.86 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 64 auctions the median was $15.18, across 214 fixed-price sales $19.54. Fixed price therefore fetched about 29 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $14.67 and $23.51, with a median of $18.89. 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 $11.76. Offers well below $7.06 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 $52.94 (18), English $21.23 (337), Japanese $17.72 (41). German fetches about 199 % 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.