Ralts

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $780.91, raw the card sits at $46.49 — 16.8× as much. Of 7.824 copies already graded, 10 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $127.50 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 258 auctions the median was $36.58, across 548 fixed-price sales $40.52. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $33.97 and $45.36, with a median of $39.15. 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 $29.14. Offers well below $17.48 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: Italian $40.66 (16), English $37.82 (762), French $34.96 (32). Italian fetches about 28 % 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.