Pichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $30,219, raw the card sits at $221.05 — 136,7× as much. Of 4.181 copies already graded, 1 % received a 10 and 16 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,088 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 160 auctions the median was $59.00, across 338 fixed-price sales $77.03. Fixed price therefore fetched about 31 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $46.64 and $86.08, with a median of $63.60. 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 $33.80. Offers well below $20.28 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 $98.47 (515), French $90.62 (16), German $53.72 (49). English fetches about 151 % 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.