Pikachu V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $598.69, raw the card sits at $5.77 — 103,8× as much. Of 1.453 copies already graded, 18 % received a 10 and 56 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $168.29 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 58 auctions the median was $4.27, across 166 fixed-price sales $5.78. Fixed price therefore fetched about 36 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $4.09 and $6.59, with a median of $5.30. 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 $3.20. Offers well below $1.92 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 $6.36 (29), Italian $5.98 (72), French $5.61 (20). German fetches about 26 % 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.