Pikachu

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $387.50, raw the card sits at $14.00 — 27,7× as much. Of 12.005 copies already graded, 21 % received a 10 and 56 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $114.33 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 161 auctions the median was $8.27, across 529 fixed-price sales $9.56. Fixed price therefore fetched about 16 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $6.73 and $11.38, with a median of $8.70. 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: French $16.83 (12), English $9.87 (683), Italian $7.48 (64). French fetches about 125 % 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.