Ash's Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $480.43, raw the card sits at $45.79 — 10,5× as much. Of 6.554 copies already graded, 22 % received a 10 and 45 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $171.05 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 51 auctions the median was $43.45, across 150 fixed-price sales $40.21. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $31.43 and $49.50, with a median of $38.93. 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 $22.45. Offers well below $13.47 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 $45.01 (18), English $40.21 (237), German $39.29 (18). French fetches about 15 % 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.