Pikachu · Pokémon Day

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $174.83, raw the card sits at $4.58 — 38.2× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $174.83 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 39 auctions the median was $10.32, across 36 fixed-price sales $7.03. Auctions therefore fetched about 47 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $3.96 and $7.03, with a median of $4.92. 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 $3.28. Offers well below $1.97 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.