Shining Arceus

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $506.45, raw the card sits at $36.85 — 13.7× as much. Of 7.249 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 49 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $187.61 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 59 auctions the median was $32.43, across 219 fixed-price sales $34.54. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $22.56 and $34.47, with a median of $27.41. 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 $17.82. Offers well below $10.69 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 $30.52 (317), French $24.52 (12), German $18.67 (15). English fetches about 63 % 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.