Shining Volcanion

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $160.38, raw the card sits at $9.87 — 16.2× as much. Of 4.311 copies already graded, 35 % received a 10 and 51 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $78.58 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 47 auctions the median was $6.74, across 223 fixed-price sales $9.22. Fixed price therefore fetched about 37 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.83 and $10.01, with a median of $8.56. 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 $4.87. Offers well below $2.92 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 $8.85 (283), German $8.39 (13). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.