Radiant Alakazam

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $81.89, raw the card sits at $2.94 — 27,8× as much. Of 7.364 copies already graded, 57 % received a 10 and 32 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $56.85 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 148 auctions the median was $2.46, across 424 fixed-price sales $3.22. Fixed price therefore fetched about 31 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.23 and $3.82, with a median of $2.91. 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 $1.47. Offers well below $0.88 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 $5.39 (17), German $3.09 (41), English $2.71 (641). French fetches about 99 % 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.