Heracross

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $295.74, raw the card sits at $25.96 — 11.4× as much. Of 3.100 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $86.32 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 123 auctions the median was $22.02, across 303 fixed-price sales $26.46. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $21.16 and $29.17, with a median of $24.90. 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 $17.32. Offers well below $10.39 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 $25.74 (428), Italian $23.32 (10), German $22.41 (43). English fetches about 24 % 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.