Espeon V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $116.87, raw the card sits at $4.10 — 28,5× as much. Of 822 copies already graded, 44 % received a 10 and 41 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $65.40 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 22 auctions the median was $2.46, across 160 fixed-price sales $3.56. Fixed price therefore fetched about 45 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $2.80 and $4.16, with a median of $3.38. 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 $1.96. Offers well below $1.18 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 $6.68 (12), Italian $4.50 (32), English $3.49 (306). German fetches about 91 % 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.