Raikou

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $12,472, raw the card sits at $56.70 — 220,0× as much. Of 589 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 24 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $996.00 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 64 auctions the median was $9.96, across 151 fixed-price sales $18.69. Fixed price therefore fetched about 88 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.77 and $20.45, with a median of $14.59. 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 $5.33. Offers well below $3.20 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 $14.76 (283), German $5.63 (21). English fetches about 162 % 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.