Venusaur VMAX

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $173.49, raw the card sits at $24.46 — 7,1× as much. Of 2.664 copies already graded, 64 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $137.71 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 46 auctions the median was $17.86, across 240 fixed-price sales $23.24. Fixed price therefore fetched about 30 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $18.76 and $25.13, with a median of $20.88. 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 $14.41. Offers well below $8.65 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 $23.94 (36), English $23.03 (278), German $11.90 (19). Italian fetches about 101 % 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.