Pikachu ex

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $819.71, raw the card sits at $244.84 — 3,3× as much. Of 28.427 copies already graded, 35 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $459.29 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 440 auctions the median was $300.98, across 782 fixed-price sales $324.30. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $249.55 and $323.17, with a median of $288.17. 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 $213.27. Offers well below $127.96 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.