Arceus VSTAR

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $191.71, raw the card sits at $8.40 — 22,8× as much. Of 173 copies already graded, 36 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $119.16 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 15 auctions the median was $5.89, across 131 fixed-price sales $7.18. Fixed price therefore fetched about 22 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $5.87 and $8.32, with a median of $7.02. 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 $4.84. Offers well below $2.90 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 $7.60 (188), Italian $5.94 (25), German $5.68 (14). English fetches about 34 % 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.