Light Jolteon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $955.26, raw the card sits at $87.22 — 11,0× as much. Of 989 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $269.36 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 92 auctions the median was $46.65, across 257 fixed-price sales $54.10. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $39.92 and $61.68, with a median of $51.74. 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 $28.97. Offers well below $17.38 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: Japanese $57.73 (40), English $50.50 (443), French $34.63 (14). Japanese fetches about 157 % 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.