Raichu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $900.21, raw the card sits at $118.22 — 7,6× as much. Of 8.843 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 53 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $266.69 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 230 auctions the median was $88.12, across 489 fixed-price sales $103.37. 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 $81.37 and $109.08, with a median of $93.89. 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 $63.43. Offers well below $38.06 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 $97.57 (733), French $63.07 (13), German $50.51 (49). English fetches about 93 % 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.