Light Flareon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,596, raw the card sits at $41.05 — 38.9× as much. Of 449 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $353.35 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 65 auctions the median was $15.10, across 208 fixed-price sales $19.43. 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 $14.68 and $23.42, with a median of $18.83. 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 $11.73. Offers well below $7.04 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: English $20.15 (328), Japanese $19.18 (42), German $18.12 (15). English fetches about 11 % 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.