Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $642.99, raw the card sits at $13.94 — 46,1× as much. Of 630 copies already graded, 26 % received a 10 and 34 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $646.14 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 62 auctions the median was $9.17, across 223 fixed-price sales $12.16. 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 $7.54 and $14.49, with a median of $9.89. 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 $5.43. Offers well below $3.26 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: English $9.89 (457), German $8.98 (13). English fetches about 10 % 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.