Alolan Vulpix VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $49.34, raw the card sits at $3.10 — 15.9× as much. Of 730 copies already graded, 56 % received a 10 and 33 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $66.31 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 67 auctions the median was $1.94, across 227 fixed-price sales $3.33. Fixed price therefore fetched about 71 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.43 and $3.92, with a median of $3.13. 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 $1.74. Offers well below $1.05 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: French $6.59 (10), English $2.96 (450), German $2.79 (22). French fetches about 136 % 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.