Wartortle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $668.17, raw the card sits at $92.38 — 7,2× as much. Of 1.410 copies already graded, 23 % received a 10 and 38 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $285.60 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 $51.10, across 154 fixed-price sales $58.57. Fixed price therefore fetched about 15 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $43.17 and $63.13, with a median of $52.52. 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 $33.59. Offers well below $20.15 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 $58.96 (252), Japanese $45.47 (13). English fetches about 30 % 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.