Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $306.06, raw the card sits at $19.70 — 15,5× as much. Of 326 copies already graded, 21 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $118.55 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 53 auctions the median was $6.24, across 193 fixed-price sales $8.86. Fixed price therefore fetched about 42 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.72 and $10.62, with a median of $7.94. 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 $3.93. Offers well below $2.36 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 $7.92 (241), Japanese $6.81 (59), German $6.10 (11). English fetches about 30 % 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.