Galarian Articuno

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $248.22, raw the card sits at $5.00 — 49.6× as much. Of 4.195 copies already graded, 20 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $68.25 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 156 auctions the median was $5.33, across 535 fixed-price sales $5.90. Fixed price therefore fetched about 11 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.88 and $7.14, with a median of $5.82. 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 $3.96. Offers well below $2.38 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: French $8.89 (26), English $5.92 (743), German $4.75 (41). French fetches about 87 % more.

Last Sold 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.