Squirtle

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $365.06, raw the card sits at $13.86 — 26,3× as much. Of 11.149 copies already graded, 19 % received a 10 and 40 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $117.78 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 145 auctions the median was $10.35, across 378 fixed-price sales $11.15. There is no meaningful difference — what matters here is how fast you want to sell.

Half of all sales fell between $6.58 and $11.90, with a median of $8.63. 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 $4.81. Offers well below $2.88 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

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.