Charmeleon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $122.59, raw the card sits at $18.24 — 6.7× as much. Of 2.087 copies already graded, 59 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $88.86 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 80 auctions the median was $17.52, across 221 fixed-price sales $20.86. Fixed price therefore fetched about 19 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $16.19 and $22.43, with a median of $19.17. 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 $13.49. Offers well below $8.09 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 $20.18 (17), English $18.54 (291). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

Last Sold 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.