Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $8,148, raw the card sits at $7.88 — 1034,0× as much. Of 2.022 copies already graded, 4 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $656.81 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 57 auctions the median was $19.67, across 227 fixed-price sales $23.58. 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 $10.17 and $19.65, with a median of $14.81. 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 $8.12. Offers well below $4.87 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 $28.06 (11), English $14.74 (245). German fetches about 90 % 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.