Pikachu V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $168.75, raw the card sits at $6.43 — 26,2× as much. Of 1.554 copies already graded, 52 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $110.22 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 67 auctions the median was $3.92, across 214 fixed-price sales $6.61. Fixed price therefore fetched about 69 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.55 and $7.59, with a median of $5.58. 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 $3.19. Offers well below $1.91 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 $5.92 (337), Italian $5.53 (48). The difference is small — language barely matters here.

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.