Special Delivery Pikachu · Pokémon Center

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,498, raw the card sits at $561.06 — 6.2× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $3,498 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 6 auctions the median was $357.40, across 17 fixed-price sales $524.30. Fixed price therefore fetched about 47 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $399.70 and $499.66, with a median of $440.16. 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 $357.40. Offers well below $214.44 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.