Swampert

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,598, raw the card sits at $81.96 — 56,1× as much. Of 1.002 copies already graded, 6 % received a 10 and 27 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $758.73 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 51 auctions the median was $35.07, across 163 fixed-price sales $46.79. Fixed price therefore fetched about 33 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $23.34 and $53.87, with a median of $34.69. 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 $15.20. Offers well below $9.12 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.