Shining Jirachi

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $464.08, raw the card sits at $35.88 — 12.9× as much. Of 6.204 copies already graded, 33 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $205.80 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 48 auctions the median was $26.48, across 198 fixed-price sales $29.47. 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 $20.72 and $31.25, with a median of $25.04. 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 $17.23. Offers well below $10.34 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 $29.05 (375), German $24.04 (16). English fetches about 21 % 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.