Pidgeot ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $150.69, raw the card sits at $19.49 — 7.7× as much. Of 9.249 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $61.33 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 294 auctions the median was $19.14, across 755 fixed-price sales $22.35. Fixed price therefore fetched about 17 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $17.69 and $24.50, with a median of $20.41. 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 $14.92. Offers well below $8.95 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: German $19.65 (138), English $19.22 (1000), Italian $16.54 (31). German fetches about 53 % 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.