Flareon V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,425, raw the card sits at $78.57 — 18,1× as much. Of 10.974 copies already graded, 14 % received a 10 and 54 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $291.05 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 105 auctions the median was $73.13, across 234 fixed-price sales $87.63. Fixed price therefore fetched about 20 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $68.61 and $93.48, with a median of $80.69. 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 $59.74. Offers well below $35.84 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 $159.90 (19), German $115.27 (17), Italian $97.53 (50). French fetches about 104 % 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.