Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $742.40, raw the card sits at $72.13 — 10,3× as much. Of 8.360 copies already graded, 35 % received a 10 and 52 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $348.63 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 80 auctions the median was $72.17, across 222 fixed-price sales $96.98. Fixed price therefore fetched about 34 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $66.40 and $97.98, with a median of $80.64. 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 $53.07. Offers well below $31.84 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: German $82.29 (14), Italian $67.20 (58), English $62.97 (252). German fetches about 31 % 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.