Friends in Galar

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $36.53, raw the card sits at $10.24 — 3,6× as much. Of 3.463 copies already graded, 62 % received a 10 and 26 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $28.39 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 38 auctions the median was $8.35, across 221 fixed-price sales $10.37. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $8.79 and $11.67, with a median of $9.73. 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 $6.84. Offers well below $4.10 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 $9.38 (341), German $5.53 (10). English fetches about 70 % 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.