Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $812.59, raw the card sits at $78.01 — 10,4× as much. Of 534 copies already graded, 33 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $338.68 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 154 auctions the median was $69.25, across 363 fixed-price sales $84.18. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $64.05 and $88.24, with a median of $75.69. 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 $52.39. Offers well below $31.43 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: French $116.44 (14), English $64.15 (369), German $60.48 (25). French fetches about 159 % 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.