Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $265.21, raw the card sits at $30.87 — 8,6× as much. Of 21.470 copies already graded, 40 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $143.32 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 65 auctions the median was $27.50, across 248 fixed-price sales $30.30. 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 $24.61 and $37.60, with a median of $29.75. 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 $19.70. Offers well below $11.82 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 $52.48 (16), French $44.89 (34), English $30.87 (205). Italian fetches about 83 % 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.