Dark Vaporeon

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,077, raw the card sits at $24.46 — 44.0× as much. Of 3.159 copies already graded, 11 % received a 10 and 37 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $226.62 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 115 auctions the median was $21.64, across 230 fixed-price sales $19.59. Auctions therefore fetched about 10 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $13.65 and $21.52, with a median of $17.42. 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 $9.00. Offers well below $5.40 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: English $21.29 (256), German $17.44 (33). English fetches about 22 % more.

Last Sold 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.