Pikachu V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $848.06, raw the card sits at $127.28 — 6,7× as much. Of 9.742 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 58 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $263.95 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 52 auctions the median was $103.65, across 125 fixed-price sales $123.92. 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 $92.19 and $131.71, with a median of $112.43. 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 $77.44. Offers well below $46.46 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: Italian $120.75 (42), English $109.04 (151), German $85.31 (10). Italian fetches about 42 % 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.