Pikachu & Zekrom GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $232.40, raw the card sits at $29.89 — 7.8× as much. Of 16.889 copies already graded, 39 % received a 10 and 42 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $127.35 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 216 auctions the median was $48.96, across 311 fixed-price sales $42.55. Auctions therefore fetched about 15 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $29.93 and $40.31, with a median of $34.81. 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 $24.22. Offers well below $14.53 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: Italian $39.96 (11), English $32.14 (390). Italian fetches about 24 % more.

Last Sold 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.