Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $97.89, raw the card sits at $787.13 — 0,1× as much. Of 809 copies already graded, 2 % received a 10 and 17 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $928.76 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 38 auctions the median was $145.23, across 111 fixed-price sales $168.37. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $96.87 and $218.42, with a median of $146.70. 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 $65.09. Offers well below $39.06 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.