Espeon GX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $189.42, raw the card sits at $8.46 — 22,4× as much. Of 2.528 copies already graded, 24 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $75.04 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 121 auctions the median was $7.06, across 316 fixed-price sales $8.76. Fixed price therefore fetched about 24 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.87 and $10.16, with a median of $7.79. 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 $4.66. Offers well below $2.80 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: German $13.82 (19), Italian $9.34 (29), English $6.88 (461). German fetches about 101 % 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.