Ivysaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $487.75, raw the card sits at $62.16 — 7,8× as much. Of 1.315 copies already graded, 21 % received a 10 and 46 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $204.37 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 43 auctions the median was $42.87, across 128 fixed-price sales $47.03. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $32.17 and $52.93, with a median of $40.70. 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 $23.63. Offers well below $14.18 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 $51.88 (170), Japanese $31.99 (23). English fetches about 62 % 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.