Arcanine

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $280.62, raw the card sits at $7.60 — 36,9× as much. Of 488 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $203.95 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 39 auctions the median was $8.70, across 158 fixed-price sales $9.80. Fixed price therefore fetched about 13 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $7.33 and $12.61, with a median of $9.64. 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 $4.89. Offers well below $2.94 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: French $9.99 (54), English $8.85 (322), German $3.37 (11). French fetches about 197 % 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.