Bulbasaur

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $762.30, raw the card sits at $208.63 — 3,7× as much. Of 278 copies already graded, 33 % received a 10 and 35 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $399.63 on average, before fees and shipping. So submitting only pays off if the card truly hits a 10 — at any lower grade little remains after fees. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 16 auctions the median was $12.99, across 120 fixed-price sales $19.27. Fixed price therefore fetched about 48 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $13.01 and $19.86, with a median of $16.74. 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 $9.70. Offers well below $5.82 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: French $24.07 (12), English $23.52 (210). 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.