Detective Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $4,829, raw the card sits at $29.17 — 165,5× as much. Of 533 copies already graded, 15 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $910.77 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 13 auctions the median was $30.98, across 61 fixed-price sales $34.55. Fixed price therefore fetched about 12 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $24.28 and $39.07, with a median of $29.59. 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 $19.25. Offers well below $11.55 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 $24.81 (159), Italian $16.04 (19). English fetches about 55 % 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.