Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $198.82, raw the card sits at $86.41 — 2,3× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $198.82 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.

Across 245 auctions the median was $56.35, across 477 fixed-price sales $58.01. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $29.99 and $45.08, with a median of $35.41. 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 $26.18. Offers well below $15.71 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 $77.29 (36), Japanese $45.04 (638). English fetches about 72 % 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.