Shining Mew

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,526, raw the card sits at $177.36 — 8.6× as much. Of 11.854 copies already graded, 29 % received a 10 and 50 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $659.09 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 161 auctions the median was $172.77, across 314 fixed-price sales $176.59. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $103.19 and $168.73, with a median of $130.99. 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 $69.87. Offers well below $41.92 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 $172.49 (462), German $92.41 (22), French $57.99 (14). English fetches about 197 % 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.