Shining Arceus

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $553.98, raw the card sits at $37.35 — 14.8× as much. Of 6.360 copies already graded, 30 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $234.67 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 76 auctions the median was $30.36, across 249 fixed-price sales $35.05. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $22.39 and $34.34, with a median of $27.28. 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 $17.64. Offers well below $10.59 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 $32.75 (12), English $27.99 (352), German $21.98 (17). French fetches about 49 % more.

Last Sold 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.