Light Jolteon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $951.17, raw the card sits at $78.31 — 12.1× as much. Of 800 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 28 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $261.61 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 94 auctions the median was $45.12, across 249 fixed-price sales $53.76. 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 $39.12 and $61.43, with a median of $51.51. 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 $28.78. Offers well below $17.27 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 $53.81 (412), Japanese $45.36 (40), German $37.61 (18). English fetches about 58 % 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.