Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $10,855, raw the card sits at $1,296 — 8,4× as much. Mathematically, submitting returns $10,855 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 73 auctions the median was $680.32, across 97 fixed-price sales $818.33. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $396.03 and $784.50, with a median of $558.06. 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 $270.15. Offers well below $162.09 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.